The Ministry of Defence is inviting expressions of interest from communities across the UK to become host for the tenth annual Armed Forces Day National event.
In 2018 will see Armed Forces Day celebrate ten years of supporting the Armed Forces Community, from serving personnel and reserves to veterans, cadets and families.
Taking place on Saturday 23 June 2018, the tenth Armed Forces Day National Event will be a chance for the British public to say “Thank You” to the Armed Forces for their hard work and sacrifice to keep the country safe at home and abroad.
Celebrations will across the country, with the host of the National Event being showpiece of a nationwide celebration.
This year’s National Event hosts, Liverpool Council will be hosting 2017’s National Event with a rage of spectacular celebrations planned.
Liverpool’s Assistant Mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, said: “We are delighted to be hosting this year’s national Armed Forces Day as it gives us the chance to recognise the role of the Armed Forces and thank all those men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country.
“Here in Liverpool we aren’t strangers to hosting high profile, large-scale outdoor events and it’s important never to underestimate the value of being culturally ambitious. Hosting the likes of Armed Forces Day will bring more people into the city, which in turn boosts the local economy as money is spent in areas such as retail, leisure and tourist attractions. And then of course there is the pride and feel-good factor felt by people who live and work in the city – it is a coup for their home city to stage an event of this calibre and the positive response this generates is priceless.”
The deadline for applications to be considered as host is 15 March.
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