Armed Forces

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Boost for Armed Forces veterans living at Anchor’s Clayburn Court

Here are all the details about the Royal Navy's Pre-Joining fitness test, and how you can beat it. Pictured are HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship's company take part in circuits in the hangar.

Challenging regime needed to beat the Royal Navy fitness test

Andrew Pakes MP spent time learning with the Gurkhas and voted to create the first ever independent Armed Forces Commissioner

Westminster Life: Ensuring the best support for our armed forces and veterans

Elsie celebrating her birthday at Clayburn Court.

Veteran celebrates 104th birthday after being sent hundreds of cards

MP Andrew Pakes praises Peterborough Light Project in Parliament.

WATCH: Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes praises the work of Light Project

Standard bearers in front of the War Memorial.

Peterborough pays tribute on Remembrance Day

Chainsaw artist create life-size WW2 soldier for Remembrance Day

Armistice Day: Watch as chainsaw artist creates lifesize WW2 soldier

Members of the Peterborough Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club at the Mulberry Tree, Hampton

Breakfast club for Armed Forces veterans: ‘More people need to know about us’

Royal British Legion standard bearers at the Poppy Appeal Launch at Bridge Street.

IN PICTURES: Royal British Legion launches 2024 Poppy Appeal

Marston's and the Royal British Legion want punters to raise a glass, the take it home

Marston’s wants punters to raise a glass, then take it home

Golf photo by Will Porada on Unsplash

Homebuilder raises more than £7,000 for armed forces charity with golf

David Boden.

Saluting local heroes: Peterborough bus operator awarded Gold for Armed Forces c...

The Magpas Air Ambulance team receive their Coronation medals. Photo: William Benson

Royal medals given to air ambulance staff as 'token of nation's thanks'

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Amazon Peterborough team celebrates national Armed Forces accolade

Colchester v Posh in the EFL Trophy last season. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.com.

Ticket information for Posh friendlies
Tickets are now on sale for Peterborough United’s pre-season friendly at Colchester United on Saturday, July 27.
Alan Swann

Rhys Little, Chair of the Armed Forces Network.

Tesco thanks Armed Forces with free breakfasts

Stagecoach's Armed Forces Covenant bus - the operator is offering free travel for military personnel for Armed Forces Day

Stagecoach unveils Armed Forces Day travel offer

'Fly the Flag' ceremony at Town Hall

In pictures: Town Hall ceremony marks Armed Forces Week

158 Reg Royal Logistics Corps soldiers Cpl Thomas Jackson, Pvt Stehpen Johnson and Cpl Martin Skidmore on Armed Forces Day last year

City to hold special ‘Fly the Flag’ ceremony for Armed Forces Week

Darren Roe

Peterborough heroes to receive free bus travel on D-Day Remembrance

Lieutenant Colonel Alice Archer, CEO Tom Abell and Head of Clinical Operations Jemma Varela.

Armed Forces award for ambulance service

Volunteer Liam (left) with blind veteran Ken enjoying a cup of tea and a chat

Cambridgeshire charity looking for volunteers to support its blind veterans

Stagecoach are offering free travel to cadets as well as veterans over the weekend

Veterans to receive free bus travel on Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday

Mayor of Peterborough Nick Sandford with Mayoress Bella Saltmarsh, Councillors John and Judy Fox, Poppy Appeal organiser Sandy Foster and representatives from the Royal British Legion.

Poppy Appeal launches in Peterborough

Natasha Beebe is taking on a challenge rarely done before.

Yaxley woman takes on 42 peak challenge in 80 hours for Help For Heroes charity

The standard bearers at the Royal British Legion poppy appeal launch last year.

Poppy appeal urgently needs volunteers
The Poppy Appeal in Peterborough for 2022/23 has raised £110,000 so far.
Ben Jones

The Future You Careers event will take place on August 17 in Peterborough.

Future Careers event aimed at under-24s

The he D Day Darlings singers, from left Jessica Hudson, Nichola Roberts and Louise Kindsvoter on Armed Forces Day in Cathedral Square, Peterborough

Hundreds attend Armed Forces Day celebration

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

The Cromwell Fields development.

Armed forces helped onto property ladder

John Coubrough, 68, and David Forth, 66

Peterborough friends cycling the length of the UK for charity

The Third Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment band leading the Armed Forces Day parade in the city centre in 2022.

Peterborough Armed Forces Day organisers issue plea for help

Free bears have been sent to RAF Wittering to put a smile on the faces of children missing their loved ones.

Charity gives teddy bears to military children at RAF Wittering this Christmas

A person holds a poppy as they look at a wall made of 10,000 remembrance poppies following the RBL's Poppy Appeal 2022 (photo: Getty Images)

Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday parade and ceremony order of service

Peterborough veterans congregate on Cathedral Square to pay their respect to The Queen

Veterans bid farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at city centre parade

Peterborough's Poppy Appeal organisers Malcolm and Sandy Foster

Poppy Appeal calling for volunteers to support charity in cost of living crisis

The founders of Peterborough-based The Sterling Choice, Gareth Whyatt and Lukas Vanterpool.

Firm looks to Armed Forces to help food manufacturers fufil orders

Third Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment band leading the Armed Forces Day parade in the city centre

Armed forces personnel joined by veterans for Peterborough parade

Peterborough Town Hall.

Peterborough to mark Armed Forces Day with flag flying ceremony

Peterborough Town Hall.

Peterborough to fly the flag to remember end of Falklands War

Battle Proms is coming to Burghley House

Celebrating 25 years of Battle Proms

The New Den, home of Millwall FC.

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'Out of Use' signage is pictured on the petrol pumps of a closed fuel filling station. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Duke of Cambridge speaking in a video call to military personnel involved in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Prince William has personally thanked a soldier who has been working at a Covid ...

Army cadets Caitlin Ramm and Kyle Thompson-Parkinson with Lt Jon Blundell laying a wreath at the War Memorial at Bridge Street

Schools across Peterborough mark Remembrance Day

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Peterborough mayor Cllr Gul Nawaz in a scene from the virtual service

Peterborough City Council pay tribute to the military with virtual service

Jenkins will sing a selection of wartime favourites by Dame Vera Lynn (Photo: Getty Images)

How to watch the live Katherine Jenkins concert at Royal Albert Hall on VE Day

Time to honour Yorkshire’s role in World War Two at this time

Song sheet for popular wartime numbers - including We'll Meet Again so you can j...

Deafblind UK has temporarily extended its helpline opening hours

Coronavirus: Peterborough-based charity Deafblind UK extends helpline during Cov...