The Armed Forces Day flag is flying at Rugby Town Hall. Picture by Patrick Joyce.
MAYOR Carolyn Watson-Merret welcomed a gathering of civic dignitaries and guests to Rugby Borough Council’s annual parade to launch Armed Forces Week.
The annual flag-raising event, which has not taken place since 2019 due to the pandemic, returned to the Town Hall with a full array of local VIPs and British Legion officers.
Flying Officer Howard Jones RAFAC called the parade to attention as a signal to observe the lowering of the Armed Forces Day flag, and to observe a one-minute silence.
Armed Forces Week culminates in Armed Forces Day on Saturday (June 25) – a chance for communities to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces, from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets.
