{"id":363,"date":"2010-06-25T17:13:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T17:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?363"},"modified":"2010-06-25T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T17:13:29","slug":"edinburgh-in-line-for-armed-forces-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/edinburgh-in-line-for-armed-forces-day-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh in line for Armed Forces Day celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edinburgh could be playing host to Armed Forces Day in 2011, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The city is one of two cities vying for the honour &ndash; the other being Belfast &ndash; newsscotsman.com reports.<\/p>\n<p>It is an event that is expected to attract thousands of Britons keen to show their support for the military and 2010&rsquo;s event will be taking place tomorrow (June 25th) in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting the spectacle could mean a number of big military and public figures, including the Queen, may descend on Edinburgh next year.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Provost George Grubb commented: &quot;It would be a tremendous honour for Edinburgh to be chosen to host the 2011 events.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He added the city would start preparations immediately to ensure a &quot;spectacular occasion&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Another parade taking place on Armed Forces Day this year will be occurring in South Cheshire when local residents will be welcoming back 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Trevor Smith<br><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-19859210-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=19859210\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It hopes it will get the honour in 2011 that Cardiff has been given this 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