Flag-Raising Ceremony Marks Start Of Armed Forces Week

A flag-raising ceremony has taken place in Market Harborough today to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.

Representatives of the town’s service organisations joined council officials and other dignitaries on Church Square, as the Armed Forces Day flag was raised on top of the Symington Building.

Pic: Harborough District Council

Pic: Harborough District Council

The event, held with smaller numbers than normal to adhere to Covid-19 rules, marked the start of a week celebrating the work of the armed forces past and present, ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday.

Stewart Harrison, Chairman of the town’s branch of the Royal British Legion, was one of those there and spoke to Hfm:

Pic: Harborough District Council

The Chairman of the Council Cllr Stephen Bilbie also attended the ceremony, along with Richard Clowes Esq, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire and Cllr Richard Nunn, Mayor of Lutterworth.

Cllr Stephen Bilbie said: “I am pleased that we were able to invite dignitaries to mark this important occasion; it is an opportunity to show our gratitude to all those who are serving, or who have served, in the armed forces, and to their families.”

Pic: Harborough District Council