Bracknell Forest’s new armed forces champion and the borough's Mayor thanked local armed forces personnel and veterans today (Thursday) during a special flag raising event in Sandhurst.
Cllr Georgia Pickering, armed forces champion for the borough, attended the flag raising event hosted by Sandhurst Town Council and supported by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
The event took place ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday (24 June), which shows support for servicemen and women of our armed forces, past and present.
The Mayor of Bracknell Forest, Cllr Naheed Ejaz, also paid tribute to our armed forces at the event, recognising the contribution of troops, service families, reservists, veterans and cadets.
Cllr Pickering and Cllr Ejaz spoke to military personnel and thanked them for all they do to keep Britain safe.
Cllr Pickering said:
“We are deeply proud of our armed forces personnel, veterans, and their families for the enormous contribution they make to our country.
“It was an honour and privilege to speak to so many of our local serving personnel today, meet their families and thank them for all they do to keep us safe.
“I’d also like to thank all the members of the public who attended the flag raising event to honour our armed forces; thanks to Sandhurst Town Council for organising the event and the Royal Military Academy for supporting it too.
“Showing support for the armed forces provides a much-valued morale boost for our troops and their families, so events like this are extremely important.”
The armed forces flag has been flying outside the council’s Time Square offices this week and will remain in place until after Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
This is the first official engagement for Cllr Pickering in her new role. She will be attending many more events to celebrate and recognise our armed forces over the coming months and aims to be a public advocate for all our serving military and the nearly 4,000 veterans living in Bracknell Forest, making sure they are listened to and their needs consistently championed.
