{"id":2841,"date":"2014-06-25T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T13:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2841"},"modified":"2014-06-25T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T13:43:12","slug":"armed-forces-day-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/armed-forces-day-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces Day on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 28th this year is Armed Forces Day, and organisers report that flags linked to the day have been raised all over the nation to mark the beginning of celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Defence services secretary, Rear Admiral Simon Williams, has said that it is heartening seeing the support the UK's people keep giving to the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The respect and appreciation shown on Armed Forces Day by the people in communities up and down the country goes a long way to sustaining the high morale of the Armed Forces family,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday will be the sixth Armed Forces Day held, and Stirling is the 2014 host city. Earlier this week, it held its own Stirling Castle flag raising event.<\/p>\n<p>The Armed Forces Day flag has gone up at 10 Downing Street and other well-known places, such as the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>One of the events linked to Armed Forces Day is a Help for Heroes art show.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, pieces by servicepeople and veterans who have used its Phoenix House Recovery Centre are on show in North Yorkshire's Bolton Castle, H4H reports.<\/p>\n<p>The castle is always free for members of the Armed Forces to visit, and at Armed Forces Weekend it's free for their families, too.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, which will also feature woodwork from people who have spent time at Phoenix House, is to include Phoenix House t-shirt designs from primary school children who entered a recent competition, too. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Castle takings from the weekend are going to '&pound;100,000 for Our Heroes', a campaign from the Northern Echo, which is raising cash for a Phoenix House arts facility. 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