Article and images by Jonathan White
An Armed Forces Day event took place at Queens Park in Crewe today (Sunday 1st July 2018).
A march set off from the clock tower to the Boer War Memorial in Queens Park, led by the Band and Drums of the Cheshire Constabulary and followed by military veterans, cadets and The Royal British Legion Riders Branch.
There was a respectful remembrance service led by Rev Ken Sambrook with a prayer of remembrance, The Last Post, a two minute silence and Reveille.
There were hymns and the singing of the National Anthem.
The event also included a concert by the Band and Drums of the Cheshire Constabulary, a drill parade competition, a craft area, Military Veterans Museum UK exhibition, children’s fun fair rides and a bouncy castle.
Organisations represented included The Royal British Legion (Crewe Branch), The Royal British Legion – Poppy Appeal Collection, The Royal British Legion Riders Branch (Northern Region), 95 (Crewe) Squadron Air Training Corps, Crewe Sea Cadets, Cheshire Army Cadets, Scouts, Friends of Queens Park, The Cat 107.9 FM community radio station, Belong, Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Creative Crewe, CVS – Community & Voluntary Services, and Cheshire Constabulary.
The event took place in hot weather and was attended by several hundred people.
There were hundreds of other events around the United Kingdom to celebrate and mark Armed Forces Day.
