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Peterborough's Armed Forces Day event will feature a flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Iconic Battle of Memorial Flight to soar over Peterborough this weekend

A free Armed Forces Day event in Peterborough’s Cathedral Square will feature a flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Free Armed Forces Day event in Peterborough to feature Battle of Britain flypast

The new military co-responders with team leader Cpl Jack Frame (second left) and EEAST's Armed Forces Community Network chair Terry Hicks (third right) at Peterborough ambulance station.

Military volunteers join forces with Peterborough ambulance teams

Sam Carling MP in the parade at Yaxley

Westminster Life: Backing our services families in North West Cambridgeshire

Sam Carling MP with Armed Forces Minister Al Carns MP

Service families in Wittering to benefit from plans to refurbish military homes

Mick Cahill

Peterborough Army veteran takes on Royal British Legion’s Pedal to Paris cycling...

Mohammed Farooq of Peterborough First

Opposing View: Missed opportunities

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

Our Armed Forces are the very best of us - we must do right by them By The Newsroom

Left to Right: Andrew Pakes MP, Cllr John Fox and Cllr Jason Mcnally

Westminster Life: Raising the flag for our armed forces

Sam Carling MP on a visit to RAF Wittering

Westminster Life: Keeping our promise to our Armed Forces

Armed Forces personnel and veterans can receive a free hot breakfast at Tesco this Sunday

Tesco thanks Armed Forces with free breakfasts

The Armed Forces Family Fun Day in Peterborough city centre at the weekend. Photo: Peterborough City Council

Peterborough Armed Forces Day procession cancelled

Darren Roe

Stagecoach East supports Armed Forces Day 2025 with free travel for military, ve...

Peterborough's armed forces champion Jason McNally Photo: Peterborough City Council

Council to adopt fresh commitment to Peterborough’s armed forces community

The city council's bunting in Bridge Street for VE Day

Westminster Life: Coming together as a city
80 years ago, the freedoms we enjoy today were defended by our remarkable Second World War generation, writes Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes.
Andrew Pakes MP

Peterborough on VE Day.

Peterborough marks VE Day

Darren Roe

Stagecoach East honours Veterans with free travel on VE 80 Day

RUan De Havilland in action for Posh v Rotherham United in October. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.com

Posh fans snapping up last-game tickets

Here are all the details about the Royal Marines Commandos Candidate Preparation Course, one of the main tasks you need to complete to become a Royal Marine.

Are you fit enough to conquer the Royal Marines Commando fitness test?

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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
Watch a video of an incredible chainsaw artist in action, as he auctions off some Remembrance sculptures ahead of Armistice Day.
Lucinda Herbert

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

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 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