Scarborough Armed Forces Day
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Scarborough Armed Forces Day - Supporting the Armed Forces Past, Present and Future. In 2013 an estimated 30,000 people flocked to Scarborough’s South bay to see a stunning display by The Red Arrows, The Battle of Britain Memorial flight and RAF Sea King Fly past, not to mention a military precision landing on the beach from over 10,00ft by the Ravens Parachute display Team. As the sun shone visitors were treated to the delightful sounds of the Yorkshire Volunteer’s band and the poignant Veteran’s parade.
Scarborough is proud to take part in the national Armed Forces Day (AFD) to raise public awareness and highlight the outstanding contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. The event gives the town and the whole borough the opportunity to ‘show your support’ and say thank you to the men and women of the Armed Forces community, which includes serving personnel and their families, veterans and the cadet forces.
The sixth annual Scarborough Armed Forces Day in 2014 aims to woo the crowds back to the seafront promising a bigger and better event. In conjunction with AFD a very special concert; ‘Last Night of the Proms’ presented by Aled Jones, featuring Laura Wright, Only Men Allowed and Military Wives Choir will be held at Scarborough Open Air theatre in the evening.
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facebook.comScarborough Armed Forces Day wishes to send our deepest condolences to the family of Clive Linton , who sadly passed away earlier this week.
Wow! We are over the moon to have been nominated as Best attraction in the Toast of the Coast awards. Please take two minutes to cast your vote, Thank you.
Our thoughts go out to the Lowery family at this sad time. 💙
Just a quick post to say a huge thank you for all the messages and feedback we received. We have passed them on to the various departments and are currently being discussed at the post event meeting. All feedback, good or bad, is welcomed and will help us make our 10th AFD the best yet!
With thanks to Sally Anne for allowing us to use her fabulous photograph as our cover picture.
Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday but we were rather busy. Now to go through all the fabulous messages and photographs you have posted. From everyone on the Armed Forces Day team we want thank you for your support of Scarborough. Yesterday was fantastic and dare we say the best yet and that's because of you!
How excited are we all for tomorrow? This year we welcome back the world’s number one aerobatic display team - RAF Red Arrows! Returning for his last season with the Red Arrows will be Red 10 - Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE, who, dressed in his distinctive red flying suit will be giving the live commentary to the display from the Formal Area – give him a wave to say thank you to all of the Red Arrows pilots and support crew….or a salute #saluteourforces https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/get-involved/saluteourforces/ Remember full details of Armed Forces Day can be found at: http://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/armed-forces-day.aspx
Proud to have you with us Bradley!
Well done Toby Carvery. To show their support for all our fantastic military personnel, Toby Carvery will be serving free carvery dinners to members of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. If this includes you, or someone you know, simply get your voucher and show it when you order a roast or alternative main meal on 24 June, along with military ID or a Defence Privilege Card*. Please see www.defencediscountservice.co.uk for details on the Toby Carvery offer.
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