{"id":88003,"date":"2018-01-15T11:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T11:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=9a01c8e7be5011ce7c6ec8b0c2e73c13"},"modified":"2018-01-15T11:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T11:07:18","slug":"news-story-bids-open-to-host-annual-armed-forces-day-national-event-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=88003","title":{"rendered":"News story: Bids open to host annual Armed Forces Day National Event in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>In 2019, Armed Forces Day will celebrate eleven years of supporting our Armed Forces Community, from serving personnel and reserves to veterans, cadets and families.<\/p>\n<p>The eleventh Armed Forces Day, on Saturday 29 June 2019, will be a chance for the British public to show their gratitude to the Armed Forces for their hard work and sacrifice, to keep us safe at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Defence Minister for the Lords, Earl Howe, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This is a fantastic opportunity for a town or city to be at the centrepiece of the nationwide celebration as events and celebrations take place up and down the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In recent years the Armed Forces Day National Event has been held right across the country, showing the spectrum of British society &#8211; from the nation\u2019s capitals like Edinburgh and Cardiff to Liverpool and coastal communities like Cleethorpes and Blackpool.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event will be hosted by the historic North Wales seaside town of Llandudno. The hosts, Conwy Council, have a spectacular range of celebrations planned to show their gratitude to the Armed Forces community.  Councillor Gareth Jones, Leader of Conwy County Borough Council, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are proud and privileged to be named as the Host of the National Armed Forces Day in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Conwy County has a deep affiliation with the Armed Forces and a strong historical link. Llandudno will be a great destination to showcase the outstanding work of the Armed Forces past and present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The event will be supported by all the North Wales Councils and key colleagues across Wales. Serving personnel and veterans of our Armed Forces Community will be assured of a very warm welcome and an event that thanks them for their commitment to keeping the country safe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anyone interested in becoming the 2019 host should contact the Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Day team for more information by email at  <a href=\"mailto:armedforcesday-events@mod.uk\">armedforcesday-events@mod.uk<\/a> or by telephone on 020 7807 0970. The deadline for applications to be considered as host is 15 March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Armed Forces Day is available at <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armedforcesday.org.uk\/\">armedforcesday.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Defence invites expressions of interest from communities across the UK to become host for the eleventh annual Armed Forces Day National event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}