ARMED FORCES DAY

The day will begin at 10am, when a military parade will march from the top of Abington Street (by BBC Radio Northampton), onto Wood Hill, to pause and witness the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant, before continuing onto St Giles’ Square to salute dignitaries positioned on the Guildhall steps. The parade will continue onto St Giles’ Street and finish on Fish Street at approximately 10.25am.

Free stage entertainment, sponsored by the Travis Perkins Group, will kick off at 10.45am on the All Saints’ Church piazza, with four-piece Rockabilly band ‘Ignition,’ who draw their influence from artists such as Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. They will be followed by vintage vocal trio ‘The Swingettes’ at 11.40am, performing songs from the 1940’s to modern-day pop. Ignition will be back on stage at 12.20pm, and The Swingettes will return at 1.15pm.

The Royal British Legion, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Family Association, the Western Front Association and Army Benevolent Fund, the Royal Airforce Association, the Royal Marines Association and Help for Heroes will all have information stalls set up on the piazza, along with the Northamptonshire Health Charity and NHS Nene Changing Minds.

Vintage military vehicles will also be on display, including a Land Rover 110, which was driven in Bosnia 25 years ago as part of NATO’s Stabilisation Force.

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For more information about the Armed Forces Community event, please visit www.westnorthants.gov.uk/news/west-northants-council-celebrates-armed-forces-day-2023