Armed Forces Day will take place on Saturday 26 June 2021 and is a way for us to show our support to the Armed Forces family.
For more than a decade here in Leicester and Leicestershire we have celebrated Armed Forces Day with a service at Leicester Cathedral and a parade of service personnel, veterans and cadets through the city centre.
With Coronavirus restrictions starting to lift, we remain cautious during this time and are still unable to celebrate our Armed Forces in this way. However, there are still ways we can continue to show our support to the Armed Forces family.
Salute our Forces
As a continuation of last year’s campaign, we invite you once again to pay tribute to the British Armed Forces community, for their hard work, dedication and efforts to keep us safe in the UK and across the globe, by taking a photo of yourself doing a salute.
To join in, simply send us a photo or video of yourself or your friends and colleagues saluting.
You can submit your images in a couple of ways:
Tweet us or reply to our tweets @LeicsLieutenant using #SaluteOurForces
or email us at lieutenancyoffice@leics.gov.uk
Your photos will be available to view on our Flickr album and will be used to create a virtual parade, which will be shown on the display screen in Green Dragon Square during Armed Forces Week..
Flying the Armed Forces Flag
Both the city and county councils will be flying the Armed Forces Flag from Monday 21 June 2021 at council premises. The flag, which marks the start of Armed Forces Week, will fly until dusk on Armed Forces Day, which is Saturday 26 June 2021.
Cathedral service
On Saturday 26 June, Leicester Cathedral will livestream a service to mark Armed Forces Day. Unfortunately, due to easing restrictions for public events, guests will be limited, but will represent all members of the Armed Forces, including serving personnel, veterans and cadets.
You can watch the service via Leicester Cathedral’s Facebook page or on the Leicester Cathedral’s
Highlights from previous years
Relive the 2019 parade with video footage posted by Leicester Media.
Leicestershire County Council News Monday 21st June 2021