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Thousands attend Armed Forces Day events in Hull and Cleethorpes

BBC Published Jun 28, 2026 Reviewed Jul 1, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

The celebration in Cleethorpes was valued at £3.5 million to the town.

3.5 GBP · economic contribution Alex Baxter, armed forces major events team member

Armed Forces Day events in Cleethorpes were held over three days, from Friday to Sunday.

3 days · Armed Forces Day events in Cleethorpes

Armed Forces Day events in Hull were held on Saturday.

1 day · Armed Forces Day event in Hull

Cleethorpes events were held over three days, from Friday to Sunday.

3 days · event duration

Alex Baxter, from the armed forces major events team, stated that the Armed Forces Day celebration in Cleethorpes was worth £3.5 million to the town.

3.5 GBP · economic value to the town Alex Baxter, from the armed forces major events team

Beverley will hold its own Armed Forces Day on Saturday 4 July.

The Red Arrows are in the United States for the 250th anniversary of American Independence.

250 · anniversary

Tens of thousands of people attended Armed Forces Day events over the weekend.

In Cleethorpes, events took place on the seafront over three days, from Friday to Sunday, while one was held in Queen Victoria Square in Hull on Saturday.

Alex Baxter, from the armed forces major events team, said the celebration in Cleethorpes was worth £3.5m to the town.

"That's because of hotels, transport infrastructure - it really is an amazing contribution to the tourism and local economy," he said.

The occasion is held annually in support of the armed forces community, from serving personnel to service families, veterans and cadets.

This year's event in Cleethorpes was adapted because of work on Pier Gardens, and there was no community parade, but personnel and vehicles marched between Sea Road and the leisure centre on Saturday.

Military aircraft displays included a Typhoon and RAF Tutor display team, a Chinook and a Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on Sunday.

The Red Arrows, which usually take part, are in the US for the 250th anniversary of American Independence.

In Hull, a climbing wall was set up in Queen Victoria Square and The Band of 150 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps and Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force Band played on the main stage.

Military vehicles and equipment were also on show.

"This is the day when we get out, we engage with the public face of 150 Regiment, our own parent regiment based here in Hull," WO1 and bandmaster Ian Mitchell said.

"We get a chance to engage with the public, draw the regiment's name up, recruit, bring attention to ourselves and have a good time playing some music in the sunshine."

There is another chance to celebrate the role of the armed forces in Beverley, East Yorkshire.

The town is holding its own Armed Forces Day at the Defence School of Logistics, DST Leconfield, on Saturday 4 July.

Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire or Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North.

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