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24th to 29th June 2024

Bromyard hosted Armed Forces Week on behalf of the County of Herefordshire.

A working group of local volunteers and council staff organised different community events, held throughout the week, to celebrate our Armed Forces and the contribution they make to our daily life.

AFD Events 2024

  • Day 1 Flag Raising Ceremony
  • Day 2 History of Military Music by Colin Hales and performances by Bromyard Wind band
  • Day 3 AL Lewis VC, talk by Peter Weston
  • Day 4 A brief History of Military Communication by Lt. Colonel Peter Stoddard (retd.) and Colonel Andy Taylor
  • Day 5 Film Screening – The Great Escaper
  • Day 6 – Main Event, parade, St Peter’s Church service, entertainment on the town green (music, face painting, balloon modelling and rural crafts).

These events were FREE to attend and were funded by Bromyard and Winslow Town Council and supported by grant funding from the MOD.

Photographer: Ferenc Csullog Photography