A special flag raising ceremony to mark the beginning of Armed Forces Week will take place at the Shire Hall in Hereford at 10.15 tomorrow morning (Monday, June 20th).

The Lord-Lieutenant, Lady Darnley, The Chairman of Herefordshire Council and senior figures from all three services will be present at the ceremony, as well as Dr Mike Seeley, Colonel with the Royal Army Medical Corp/Army Medical Services representing the Wye Valley NHS Trust.

This year, particular focus will be on commemorating the Battles of Jutland and the Somme just one hundred years ago. Ledbury will be the centre of Saturday’s Armed Forces Day events with the former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jock Slater and Lieutenant General Sir John Foley being specially invited guests.