Small Armed Forces Day celebration planned in Loughborough

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 18:13

There will be a modest number of stalls in a dedicated area of the Market Place.

Charnwood Borough Council will be marking Armed Forces Day 2021 on Saturday June 26 with a small event in Loughborough Market Place.

There will be a modest number of stalls, in a dedicated area, held by the Royal British Legion, the DMRC (Stanford Hall) and the Army Reserves, who will also be bringing along a few military vehicles.

The event starts at 10am and the Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Paul Baines will be visiting at 10.30am.

The County Council moved their commemorations online for the second year in a row.

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