This national event, organised by Cornwall Council alongside the Armed Forces, includes parades, fly-pasts, a display of aerobatics and parachuting, ending with a show-stopping firework display over Falmouth harbour. There’s lots happening in the lead up to this exciting weekend! (24 to 25 June).
On Monday 19 June, Cornwall leads the UK in celebration of Armed Forces Day by raising the armed forces flag on Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, with a flagpole salute, singing and aircraft fly-pasts. Youth organisation Little Troopers – children with one or both parents in military service – will have the honour of carrying the flag. The short ceremony starts at 9.40am.
On Wednesday 21 June, we celebrate National Reserves Day with a military ceremony at Truro Barracks from 11am with reserves-themed activities in Falmouth’s Events Square from 10am to 4pm. Activities include tri-service recruitment vans, a demonstration field hospital with battlefield ambulance, and a chance to test your hand eye co-ordination, reactions and stamina on a Batak machine used by sportsmen and women.
On Friday 23 June, schoolchildren and college students will have a preview of the Military Village and a tour of the Frigate HMS Richmond, take part in STEM engineering challenges and glimpse the future in the form of some highly futuristic robotics.
On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June, over this exciting weekend there will be music, activities and aerial acrobatics around Falmouth, all culminating in a firework display on the harbour.
Read all about the full plans and itinerary on the dedicated website: https://armedforcesday.cornwall.gov.uk/events-guide/
