Less than 7 days left now till this major National Uk Event Armed Forces Day being held here at Llandudno gets underway.
With hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to Llandudno for the weekend, along with a great weather forecast this weekend does seem to have the makings of a great memorable event.
Events are already underway, with more to come, such as a Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday view details here and a Military Music Concert at the Llandudno bandstand on Friday view details here .
On Saturday 30th June the main event day gets underway with a gun salute from HMS Somerset setting off the start of the parade of around 1,000 serving personnel, veterans, cadets and marching bands, stepping off from the Llandudno War Memorial at 11am
This will signal the start of the Armed Forces Day celebrations here at Llandudno
The parade will then march along the promenade taking in a salute to special guests and dignitaries outside the Venue Cymru finishing at the Military and Wellbeing Village @ Llandudno Bodafen Fields at approx 11:45hrs
A wide range of activities will then take place with the details and locations shown below. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, will attend the event, and there will be flypasts from the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight team which includes a Lancaster bomber, Spitfire and a Hurricane. The Royal Navy’s type-23 frigate, HMS Somerset will be anchored at Llandudno Bay during this event.
Programme of activities
| Activity | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Parade Starts | 11:00am | Llandudno Promenade |
| Red Arrows | 12:00pm | Air Display |
| Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | 12:25pm | Air Display |
| Typhoon | 12:47pm | Air Display |
| Royal Air Force Military Working Dogs | 1:00pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Royal Marines Unarmed Combat Display | 1:25pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Band of the Sea Cadets | 1:45pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Royal Logistic Corps Silver Stars | 2:00pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Royal Navy Raiders | 2:15pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Band of the Army Cadets | 2:35pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Gurkha Khukuri Dance | 2:50pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Band of the Air Cadets | 3:05pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| 4 Para Infantry Demo | 3:25pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Armed Forces Rally Team | 3:40pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Royal Marines Unarmed Combat Display | 3:55pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Royal Air Force Falcons | 4:15pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
| Beach Raid | 4:30pm | Llandudno Promenade |
| Music Concert | 4:40pm | The Arena, Bodafon Fields |
Map for Llandudno Armed Forces day 2018
Above programme information sourced via Conwy County Council Website
cover image ©UK MOD Crown Copyright 2018
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