The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a statement inviting communities across the UK to bid on hosting the tenth annual Armed Forces Day National event.
Armed Forces Day 2018 will celebrate ten years of supporting the Armed Forces Community, from serving personnel and reserves to veterans, cadets and families.
The event, taking place 23 June 2018, will be a chance for the British public to say ‘Thank You’ to the Armed Forces for their hard work and sacrifice to keep us safe at home and abroad.
This year’s National Event will be hosted by Liverpool Council.
Councillor Wendy Simon, Liverpool’s Assistant Mayor, 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.”
Communities interested in becoming the 2018 host should contact the Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Day team by 5 March.
