Parade marches through Enfield Town for Armed Forces Day

The event recognises the contribution of serving personnel and others involved with the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force

The Armed Forces Day Parade in Enfield on Sunday (credit Enfield Council)

A parade took place in Enfield Town yesterday (Sunday 28th) to mark this year’s Armed Forces Day.

Held annually across the UK, Armed Forces Day recognises the contribution of serving personnel, reservists, veterans and cadets across the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

The parade set off from the Enfield Chase War Memorial, led by a parade marshal, and made its way through the town centre towards Enfield Civic Centre.

Those taking part included veterans from the Royal British Legion, Sea Scouts, Air Cadets, St John Ambulance volunteers, and representatives from London’s police, fire and ambulance services.

At the civic centre, Enfield mayor Emma Supple, and the deputy lieutenant for Enfield, Ann Cable, addressed attendees. This was followed by the raising of the Armed Forces Day flag.

Andrew Thorp, the council’s cabinet member for communications and customer services, also signed a renewal of the borough’s Armed Forces Covenant – a voluntary pledge demonstrating support for those who serve or have served in the armed forces, including a commitment to ensuring serving personnel, veterans, military families and those bereaved are “treated fairly and recognised for the contribution they make to Enfield”.

Cllr Thorp said: “I was delighted to renew the Armed Forces Covenant on behalf of the council and our residents. We are proud to stand alongside our armed forces community in Enfield.

“The parade was a powerful demonstration of our appreciation for those who serve, and those who have served, in defence of our country. We remain committed to supporting servicemen and women, alongside their families, and recognising the vital role they play in safeguarding our freedoms.”

The council’s new Conservative administration has said it will only now fly three flags permanently outside the civic centre, which are the Union Flag, St George’s Flag, and Enfield Beast Flag, but also that it could make exceptions for occasions like Armed Forces Day.

However, the decision not to similarly make an exception for Pride Month this year was last week criticised by the opposition Labour group.

For more information on Armed Forces Day:
Visit armedforcesday.org.uk

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