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BIRMINGHAM CHOSEN TO HOLD NATIONAL VETERANS DAY

Birmingham will be at the forefront of 15 regional events planned across the UK including Blackpool, Nottingham and Weymouth, to celebrate Veterans Day…

The Chancellor, Gordon Brown and  Derek Twigg, Minister for Veterans, announced on 13 March 2007, that Birmingham had been chosen to hold this year's national Veterans Day event taking place on 27 June 2007.

Birmingham City Council has planned five days of Veterans Day celebrations starting on 27 June 2007, which it hopes, will attract up to 100,000 visitors.

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The Ministry of Defence has funded almost 40% of the cost of Birmingham's celebrations. Funds have also been given to support numerous other events across the UK.

One of the key criteria for funding is to highlight the wide range of support and advice available to Veterans, through the public, charity and voluntary sector.  If you serve veterans and want to highlight the services you provide, contact your local Veterans Day Organiser to see if they will display your publicity material at their event.

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"It is a great honour that Birmingham has been chosen to lead the UK in the celebrations of Veterans Day. I hope other towns, cities and local communities will follow our lead and stage memorable events to celebrate the contribution made by this remarkable section of our community."

Mike Sharpe, Lord Mayor of Birmingham

WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR AREA?

An on-line calendar of commemorative events and other ex-Service events around the country is ready for use. The National Veterans Events Calendar is published on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency Website and contains details of events, parades, meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences, etc that are of interest to veterans and those who serve them.

Should any individual or organisation have an event that may be of interest, then the Agency would be delighted to publish its details on the calendar. To do this, organisers need simply complete and submit an on-line application form; the details will then be entered onto the calendar.

The National Calendar can be found at: www.veterans-uk.info

If you don’t have access to the Internet and wish to either submit an event or find out what’s happening in your local area please call 0800 169 2277.