Flag raising ceremony for Armed Forces Day in pictures

Charlotte Coles

4 July 2024 at 0:00 am·1-min read

Flag Raising Ceremony in Bicester for D-Day <i>(Image: Ed Nix)</i> — Flag Raising Ceremony in Bicester for D-Day *(Image: Ed Nix)*

The Annual Flag Raising Day was held in Bicester to celebrate Armed Forces Day.

Bicester Town Council and Bicester Garrison honoured the annual event last Friday by raising a flag at Garth Park on Friday, June 28 for the Armed Forces.

The ceremony took place from 2.30pm until 3.15pm.

The next day the celebrations continued, coinciding with Armed Forces Day (Saturday, June 29).

The flag raising ceremony in Bicester (Image: Ed Nix)

The day was filled with activities for all the family at Pingle Field in Bicester.

It included military demonstrations, performances from the military brass band, Craigcourts Gun dogs, Bure Park Drumba, Bicester Military and more.

Armed Forces Day is a chance to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community.

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