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Armed Forces Day National Event 2023 in Cornwall


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Events line-up and travel plan unveiled for Cornwall’s largest-ever military showcase

18 May 2023

Details have been announced today of the most impressive programme of military pageantry and displays ever planned in Cornwall, with an estimated economic boost to the local economy of between £5.5 and £7 million, as Falmouth hosts the Armed Forces Day National Event over the weekend of 24 June 2023.

ARMED FORCES DAY, THE NATIONAL EVENT FLAG RELAY TO START IN BODMIN. #CORNWALL2023

20 April 2023

The Armed Forces Day flag relay will start in Bodmin when Councillor Phil Cooper, Bodmin’s Town Mayor transports the flag through the town’s streets ahead of Armed Forces Day taking place in Cornwall in June 2023.

PRESS RELEASE: Note: Embargoed until 10.00 am on 16 March 2023

16 March 2023

100 Days to go until Armed Forces Day
Cornwall flagbearers start marching to Armed Forces Day countdown

Press Release - ‘AN EVENT LIKE NO OTHER, IN A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER’

21 February 2023

THE CALL GOES OUT TO CORNWALL’S COMMUNITIES TO CELEBRATE THE
UK’S ARMED FORCES AND SUPPORT THIS SUMMER’S BIGGEST SHOW

Countdown begins to Armed Forces Day National Event

16 March 2023

Cornwall began its official countdown to the Armed Forces Day National Event today with an enthusiastic event at Falmouth’s Pendennis Castle.