Salute tribute on Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day is an opportunity for the public to celebrate the work of our Armed Forces and to thank them for their dedication to keeping us safe and show support for the wider Armed Forces community including Service families, veterans and cadets.

Armed Forces Day comes at the end of a week of activities, often referred to as Armed Forces Week, that highlight different elements of the military which each day having a different theme.  This year Armed Forces Week is taking place online and the public are being encouraged to show their support from home.

Newcastle City Council got the week started by raising the Armed Forces Day flag.  The council and Your Homes Newcastle, who deliver Newcastle’s Armed Forces Outreach Service, will continue to show their support on their social media channels all week including sharing ‘Saluting like Service Personnel' videos that have been created to mark Armed Forces Day.

And as part of a national show of support it’s hoped that people in Newcastle will go to their doorsteps on Saturday morning to Salute Our Forces before sharing photos and videos of their tribute on social media using #SaluteOurForces.