Stirling councillors call for Armed Forces Day to be resurrected next year

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Councillors are hoping to resurrect Armed Forces Day next year - although it could be “more flag raising than Red Arrows” due to tight budgets.A motion put forward by Conservative councillor Bryan Flannagan was unanimously backed at a meeting of Stirling Council last Thursday.It outlined the council’s “utmost respect” for all members of the Armed Forces community, including regular and reserve forces, veterans and cadet volunteers, as well as their families.And it added: “The council agrees that Stirling should once again host Armed Forces Day.

As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, the council agrees to work with and support all other stakeholders to ensure Stirling takes part, fully, in the next Armed Forces Day on June 24, 2023.”The councillors agreed to instruct officers to consult with representatives of all the groups in order to bring forward a paper to the next full council meeting detailing the options available for the return of the event to Stirling.Independent councillors will also get involved if they wish to do so.Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.Councillor Flannagan, a former member of the Armed Forces himself, said not only was the event itself important but also events surrounding it.

It is good for the pubs and restaurants and the amount of people who come into Stirling.“It’s been a shame that the MoD (Ministry of Defence) being unable to facilitate it, combined with the pandemic, has seen it end.

There are a few reasons it has to come back including that it’s key to showing our appreciation to the Armed Forces community but also to their families, the reservists, the cadet forces and it’s a prime opportunity to do that.“If we don’t do something now we will miss the