JemmaPage commented City council cancels Nottingham's Armed Forces Day celebrations

Nottingham will not host Armed Forces Day celebrations this year due to dwindling council budgets. The day was introduced nationally in 2009 and Nottingham City Council has funded and hosted events each year since – including the national Armed Forces Day celebrations in 2013. However this year the authority has said it cannot continue to commit to funding and organising the event but would be happy to provide a free venue and support to groups willing to do so.The local authority...