Queen's Park, Longton has been the most beautiful backdrop to our Armed Forces Day on the last Sunday in June for many years.

Well over 4,000 people, including Veterans from many services, regular service men and women and reserve forces get together to salute our Armed Forces, supported by cadets, many of whom will join our forces in the future .

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The parade is led by C Company, Corps of Drums, followed by Staffordshire and West Midlands (NS) Army Cadet Force, Stoke-on-Trent Sea Cadets, RAF Air Cadet Squadrons, Stoke-on-Trent Police Cadets, St. John Ambulance Cadets, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies and many, many more. The Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Mr Ian Dudson CBE KStJ and the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent take the salute before everyone including the special guests from all services and our dignitaries take part in a drum-head service.

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Our Armed Forces Day is to celebrate all of our armed forces, past and present.

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The North Staffordshire Armed Forces and Veterans Celebration Committee and the Queen's Park Partnership feel proud to be able to stage this event annually to give us all the opportunity to show our gratitude to our armed forces who have done, and continue to do, so much to keep this great country of ours safe.

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Grateful thanks, as always, go to our team and the Queen's Park Partnership who have worked so hard to make this event possible. To those City Councillors who have made generous contributions from their ward budgets to support the event. Thanks to those local businesses who have supported us for their very kind and generous help and assistance and to the Ministry of Defence for their financial support and advice.

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David Woolrich
Chairman
The North Staffordshire Armed Forces and Veterans Celebration Committee (Stoke-on-Trent Area)