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19-12-06, 10:24
Under Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans Minister Derek Twigg has announced a significant increase in MOD support for next year's annual Veterans Day events.
Representatives from fifteen UK cities, who plan to hold Veterans Day events next year, gathered in Birmingham last week to hear the Veterans Minister announce plans to mark the second national Veterans Day on 27 June 2007.
Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, the Minister pledged to provide up to £10,000 to each of the fifteen "Flagship" cities who are being invited to draw up plans to mark Veterans Day. The events will focus on engaging the local community and particularly young people
The Minister challenged the UK's cities to design events that will celebrate veterans of all ages, highlighting the fact that our veterans are special because of the service they have given their country in the Armed Forces and because of their transferable skills which many use to benefit their communities and civilian employers.
These Flagship events will also play an important part in sign-posting the availability of help, advice and information for veterans, from a number of sources: the Veterans Agency, charitable and voluntary sectors and other Government Departments.
The Ministry of Defence will continue to provide funding to support smaller community events around the UK. In 2007, many of these events will be linked to the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict.
Source - MoD
Representatives from fifteen UK cities, who plan to hold Veterans Day events next year, gathered in Birmingham last week to hear the Veterans Minister announce plans to mark the second national Veterans Day on 27 June 2007.
Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, the Minister pledged to provide up to £10,000 to each of the fifteen "Flagship" cities who are being invited to draw up plans to mark Veterans Day. The events will focus on engaging the local community and particularly young people
The Minister challenged the UK's cities to design events that will celebrate veterans of all ages, highlighting the fact that our veterans are special because of the service they have given their country in the Armed Forces and because of their transferable skills which many use to benefit their communities and civilian employers.
These Flagship events will also play an important part in sign-posting the availability of help, advice and information for veterans, from a number of sources: the Veterans Agency, charitable and voluntary sectors and other Government Departments.
The Ministry of Defence will continue to provide funding to support smaller community events around the UK. In 2007, many of these events will be linked to the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict.
Source - MoD