Joining us again this year in the Arena, will be the The Association of Crown Forces (1776), they are a re-enactment group who formed in 1982 and were the first re-enactment society in the UK to specialise in the American War of Independence. They portray the flank companies of the Coldstream Guards, the Light Infantry […]
One of the charities that will be present at Somerset Armed Forces Day on the 6th of July will be Help For Heroes. The charity was set up in 2007 by Bryn and Emma Parry when they recognised a need to help veterans who had been injured during conflicts and gave their time and energy […]
Many of us have grandfathers or great grandfathers who served during WW1, if you would like to get an idea of how they looked in their uniform, why not step back in time with the West Country Tommies WW1 Re-enactment Group on Somerset Armed Forces Day. Glad to have them back with us this year. […]
Well are we all in for a treat, the Squibb Freestyle motocross stunts team will be appearing in the main arena on Armed Forces Day. The man behind this fantastic team of riders is five times British FMX Champion Jamie Squibb. Check out the photos and videos on their Facebook page if you want to […]
Great news Roger Blighty will be joining us again this year. Did you catch a glimpse of him last year riding around on his penny farthing /biplane conversion? He rides around and ‘lands’ the plane when he sees a crowd of people to entertain. Come along and seek him out, he’s really funny. If you’d […]
We are so pleased to announce that Soldiers of Swing will be back with us this year, they made their debut at last year’s Armed Forces Day, we’re glad they are joining us again on Saturday 6th July. You’ll find more info on the lads here on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/soldiersofswing
A huge shout out and thank you to Berrys Coaches for their continued support of Somerset Armed Forces Day. Berrys Coaches was founded in 1920 and is still a family run Taunton based business today.
Do you hanker after a bit of nostalgia? Then Sally Holiday otherwise known as Blitz Time Sally, may be right up your street, with her sultry jazz style she promises to transport you back to the 1940s. With her broad vocal range, she can adapt to any style of music. Her work has taken her […]
We would like to thank the award wining distillery Mainline Spirit Co for sponsoring our event again in 2024. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you there.
Have you ever seen a girl who cycles and plays the piano? Well you’re in for a treat at this year’s Armed Forces Day. We’re pleased to announce that Chloe Marie Aston will be joining us on the day. She is a singer from North Devon who loves to entertain the crowds by playing her […]
We are pleased to say that Kirsten Orsborn will be joining us again this year. Kirsten is from South Wales and she performs a vast range of music styles from swing, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, motown and soul, right through to disco, and modern day classics. She was officially adopted by The Royal Marines as […]
A meeting of the committee was held last night at the HQ of SAFD and it’s volunteer Veteran’s Crew in Vivary Park. On the agenda were various items such as organisation of equipment, marquee hire etc, and lots of admin stuff before we got to the good bits! Jason Hughes confirmed that this years big […]
The SAFD Committee are delighted that Carlos and the team at the Corner House Hotel Taunton are again supporting our show in 2024. The provision of accommodation by Corner House Hotel allows us to offer that gift to selected others who have an input to the success of our show.
TEKTEK Sponsors Somerset Armed Forces Day 2024 TEK is delighted to announce that once again we shall be supporting the Somerset Armed Forces Day team as one of their sponsors for 2024. This will be our third year that we have supported this inclusive community event held in the heart of Taunton the county town, […]