We are pleased to say that the Taunton Sea & Royal Marines Cadets will be with us on Armed Forces Day. Their aim is to help young people experiences that will help them grow and develop into better versions of themselves. The children and young adults experience various activities and adventures, they teach them team […]
We will have a Supacat High Mobility Transporter 400 off road vehicle with us again at Armed Forces Day, known as ‘the Jackal’. Get up close and personal with this beast of a vehicle, the perfect vehicle to use in harsh terrain. Read about it here on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal_(vehicle) and see it in action here:
Representatives of the Somerset Branch of SSAFA (SSAFA Somerset) who provide support to our Armed Forces and their families, will be joining us on Saturday 6th July. In 1885 Major (later Colonel Sir) James Gildea founded Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association (SSFA) and the charity went through many changes over the years, including in 1919 […]
Thank you so much to our Supporter Sallyann at Stems of Taunton for supporting us again. We are so grateful to all our wonderful supporters who give time, goods, money, and their own skills to us for free to help make this day the best! Not only a local independent florist but recognised as a […]
We are pleased to say that Leons Kitchen will be back with us this year at Armed Forces Day, so if you want a taste of authentic Jamaican food, stop by their pitch and be taken straight to the Caribean. For more information about Leons Kitchen, check out their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/LeonskitchenWSM
We are pleased to say that the living history group the Medieval Free Company will be with us on Armed Forces Day. So just who are they and what are they all about? They are a group of individuals and families who all have one thing in common, their interest in medieval history. Their speciality […]
‘ “Bella” the 1945 MB Willys Jeep will be back with us at Armed Forces Day. Known at the go anywhere, do anything four-wheel-drive Jeep found itself in the heat of battle serving with Allied forces in virtually every theatre of the conflict during WW2. This Willys Jeep was resored by Gbpanelcraft in 2022 and […]
We have to thank Somerset Council for their continued support of Somerset Armed Forces Day, we really do appreciate it. We’re looking forward to the day and making this an event to remember. #SAFD2024 #VivaryPark #FamilyDayOut
We will have a 1965 Daimler Ferret Mk 2/3 at Armed Forces Day. The Ferret Mk 2 Scout Car is a British armoured fighting vehicle built by Daimler between 1952 to 1971. Powered by a 6-cylinder Rolls-Royce engine, the Ferret served in a reconnaissance role from the 1950s onward and saw service with the British […]
We have to thank Taunton Town Council for supporting our Somerset Armed Forces Day event again this year. We really do appreciate your continued support. Let’s make this an event to remember. #SAFD2024 #VivaryPark #FamilyDayOut
We would like to say a huge thank you to Stems of Taunton who will be providing us with floral table decorations for our guest suite on Armed Forces Days. For all your floral needs contact Sallyann. Stems of Taunton can be found here on Facebook: facebook.com/stemsoftaunton Or, if you prefer the website is here: […]
There will be two more vehicles present at Armed Forces Day on the 6th July, they are part of the The 4th Dorset HQ Coy 43rd Wessex Brigade living history display. They are an Austin K2 GS Lorry and a Morris 10 Staff Car. The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance used by […]
The family run business that is Mr Whippy Bristol will be joining us on Saturday 6th July they are second generation ice cream vendors who have been in business since 1982, and been providing us, the general public, with award winning Marshfield Farm ice cream and Tarrs ice cream. Their fleet of ice cream vans […]
We will have a 1942 Willys (Slat Grill) Jeep at Armed Forces Day, these vehicles are very rare. The owner of this Jeep has very kindly supplied this information: “My Jeep ‘was born’ in February 1942 and registered in March 1942, around 4 months into the first production run of the Jeep in the USA. […]
Observers in the West will be back with us again this year on Armed Forces Day, They bring to us a replica of a wartime ‘post’, at which two observers from the Observer Corps, at any one time, would stand watch and report all aircraft movements to their local ‘Centre’. These communications points would transmit […]
We will have a Scimitar at Armed Forces Day. The Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle that was used by the British Army until they were retired from active service last year. https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f63f776a-8efe-42ba-93c6-e72f2a9f2707 – see page 13. This reconnaissance vehicle was built in 1974 and has a top road speed of 50 mph. […]