Excitement is building for this Sunday’s Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day with huge crowds expected to enjoy the event on Ryde seafront. A jaw-dropping display by the Red Arrows at 11:30 will be the centrepiece of the annual celebration of the Armed Forces, alongside colourful parades and a fun-packed programme of family entertainment and attractions. The main stage will welcome back Island musician, Jack Nicholson, before the popular vocal harmony Vintage Trio performs a 1-hour set of wartime-era songs in Eastern Gardens. It’ll then be eyes to the sky again for the arrival of the Royal Navy Parachute Display Team at 16:00. The music continues with crowd favourites, the Isle of Wight Highland Pipes and Drums and Vectis Corps of Drums, not only in the marching parade but also performing their solo shows. This year’s marching bands are sponsored by Rouse Intelligent Financial Planning. Ian Dore, Armed Forces Champion and event organiser, said:
“The Island has such a high calibre of artists and our marching bands are top notch. “We are eternally grateful to Rouse for sponsoring them, as they always deliver and add much grandeur to proceedings. “Hovertravel have not only sponsored the stage and acts, but have also delayed a flight to accommodate the Red Arrows and are offering discounted travel for the day too. “Both sponsors are incredibly welcome, and we thank them heartily for their support. It’s worth nothing they are both Armed Forces Covenant Signatories too.”
Presumably a lot of the normal roadside parking bays in Ryde will become no parking areas for the day? A plan showing where people can and cannot park on the day would be useful.
Just park on Double yellow lines, won’t be a problem.
Seems to be a typical Caulkhead way of life.
Lack of brains on the island seems to be the problem
What i find repulsive about this forces day is that Ryde Town Council could not be bothered to hoist the Union Flag on the Eastern Gardens flagpole as has been done for decades for events such as this, it shows their utter contempt for our armed services and their history but i am willing to bet they will scurry down to hoist their precious rainbow flag on the 20th July.
That is because politicians etc don’t really care about the Forces,
if they did, why do loads of ex servicemen lay rough on UK streets?
When migrants enter the country by inflatables, they get put up in
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