The 4th Dorsets HQ Coy 43rd Wessex brigade is a small living history group their display is a field office set a few miles behind the front lines and incorporates all the items you might expect to see, including typewriters radios field telephones etc, in a setting including their 1941 Austin K2 GS lorry and […]
Representatives from the charity National Coastwatch will be with us on Armed Forces Day, they are a voluntary organisation that is keeping watch along UK shores. There are around 60 National Coastwatch stations that are operational and these are manned solely by volunteer watchkeepers and there’s more than 2600 volunteers around the British Isles giving […]
P.B. Model Maker will be with us on Armed Forces Day. What has started off as a hobby has become a passion. The models and dioramas made are dedicated to the Allied and Axis Air Forces of the Second World War. The aircraft, ships and vehicles that have been built, represent the period of mid […]
Well who doesn’t like a good old sausage roll? PJ’S Gourmet Sausage Rolls will be joining us on the 6th of July and they take sausage rolls to the next level. Why not stop by their pitch and sample their range. Enjoy. Check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/pjsgourmetsausagerolls
With thanks to the lovely Sallyann at Stems of Taunton for supporting us again, and giving us her time and expertise for our floral decorations in our Guest Marquee this year. We are so grateful for all our wonderful supporters who give us time, love, gifts, services all for FREE and help us make the […]
St Giles Animal Welfare will be joining us on Armed Forces Day. Their mission statement s to provide rescue support for abused, abandoned, displaced pets and to ultimately introduce them to a loving family and find their forever home. The charity does so much more than just trying to find forever homes for pets, they […]
Representatives of Freewheelers EVS will be with us on Saturday 6th July. They are a registered charity that are a free of charge courier service out of hours delivering blood, patient notes, X rays, pathology and microbiology specimens, medical supplies to name but a few of things that they transport to the NHS. Their slogan […]
Thank you Taunton Chamber of Commerce for organising this fabulous event to help raise funds for Somerset Armed Forces Day, we appreciate your help. We would also like to thank Cullens Hook N Cook BBQ, Mainline Spirit Co and Dough Bros. for supporting us and supplying the food and drink. Please come along you’ll have […]
The RNRM (Royal Navy Royal Marines) Off Road Team will be joining us on Saturday 6th July. Taken from the RNRM website: The Off Road team participate in 7 events each year pitting combined service teams against their civilian counterparts. Trucks are pushed to their limits in a variety of disciplines including orienteering, night races, […]
Lock up your daughters,the vikings are coming! Draca Beorðor will be joining us again this year. Based in the Somerset area, Draca Beorðor is a reenactment group concentrating on the Viking Age and they take it seriously by researching and finding evidence from historical sources and archaeology from within the UK and Europe. I believe […]
A team from Medequip will be joining us on Saturday 6th July. The aim of Medequip is to keep individuals independent. They provide community equipment services to local authorities and the NHS throughout the UK and offer a wide range of equipment and support to individuals in their homes, helping them stay independent. They also […]
Representatives from the Utility Warehouse will be joining us on Armed Forces Day. Taken from their own Facebook page, this is what they are all about: They bundle all your home services into one, simple, bill. They believe that when you’re not worrying about price comparisons and piles of paperwork, you can spend time on […]
FUN ‘N’ FOTOS will be joining us on the 6th of July at Vivary Park for Somerset Armed Forces Day. This photographic company specialise in photographing family portraits and they will go above and beyond for all your photographic needs. Stop by their pitch and have a chat if you are looking for a photographer […]
We’re pleased to say that Piece of Cake will be joining us again this year at Armed Forces Day. Stop by their pitch and see the range of homemade cakes they have on offer. If you can’t wait until the 6th of July, give their Facebook page a look, there is a vast range of […]
ABF South West , The Army Benelovent Fund Charity will be joining us on the 6th July. They are the Army’s national charity and they support soldiers past and present for life, to ensure they have a good quality of life. They help wounded soldiers adapt to life after service and assist veterans who are […]
We are pleased that the charity On Your Bike – Taunton will be joining us on Armed Forces Day. The charity was created in Wellington back in 2010 and has gone on from strength to strength. Their aim is to support those who suffer with physical disabilities, those who have suffered from social exclusion and […]