Armed Forces Week 2025
Haverhill, Suffolk
Once again this year military vehicles will form up in the Arts Centre Car park between 10 am and 11 am. At 11am we will leave in convoy for the short drive to the Market Square where we will park up for an afternoon of Armed Forces Day entertainment. This year our theme is the 80th anniversaries of both Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan days. Its a great day out.
All military vehicles are welcome so if you want to take part in the convoy please message
tony.brown@haverhill-tc.gov.uk
On Thursday, 8th May 2025 at 9am we will have a short flag raising ceremony on the Market Square. And then starting at 6.30pm, with bell ringing, and then at 7pm for an hour's long civic event to celebrate the end of the war in Europe in St. Mary's Church with music and readings. All are very welcome to both events.
We will be commemorating Armed Forces Week again this year by raising of the flag on Monday 23rd June 2025 at 2pm on the Market Square. Then Armed Forces Day itself on Saturday 28th June 2025.
In addtion, we will be commemorating the 80th anniversaries of both Victory in Europe day (VE80) and Victory over Japan day (VJ80) in May 2025 and August 2025 respectively.
Finally we will once again be commemorating Remembrance Sunday on 8th November 2025.
Armed Forces Week 2024
Haverhill was designated the Armed Forces Week lead town in Suffolk for 2024.
We commemorated the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord (D-Day) on 6th June. Here is a video of the event
We commemorated the event on Armed Forces Day (29th June).
Armed Forces Week started with a flag raising commemoration on Monday 24th June with Armed Forces Day itself on Saturday 29th June when we had stalls, entertainment and much more on the Market Square.
A short military based convoy, with supporters, progressed from the Arts Centre car park at 11.00 am, proceeded up Duddery Hill, Clements Lane, Camps Road and finishing on the Market Square at 11.15 am where the vehicles parked for the rest of the event.
More information will be updated here as details are confirmed.
Thursday 6th June 2024 11.00 am:
Short service. Rev'd Max Drinkwater who will read a proclamation, raising of the D-Day 80 flag, lighting of The Lamp Light of Peace, and the playing of the Last Post to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, on the Market Square. With the Mayor of Haverhill Councillor David Smith and others. Everybody is welcome.
Monday 24th June 2024 2.00 pm:
A short service was held with the raising of the Armed Forces Flag on the Market Square to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. With the Mayor of Haverhill Councillor David Smith, Rev'd Max Drinkwater, Bryan Mills (Chair Royal British Legion Haverhill & Thurlow Branch) and others.
Armed Forces Week flag raising 24th June 2024
Saturday 29th June 2024 11.00 am:
Armed Forces Convoy sets off from rear of Arts Centre proceeding up Duddery Hill, along Clements Lane, then Camps Road arriving on the Market Square at around 11.15 am.
