Crawley Armed Forces Day 2022 in pictures: Here’s how the town celebrated its heroes

Armed Forces Day (June 25) took place in the town’s Memorial Gardens this year and involved cadets, serving personnel and veterans from the Army, RAF and Royal Navy.

By Ellis Peters

Published 27th Jun 2022, 15:10 GMT

There were stalls, skill demonstrations, parades and concert bands on the day.

The Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Jilly Hart; Councillor Sue Mullins, Cabinet member for Public Protection and Community Engagement; and Major Paul Furber all gave speeches.

Here’s a look at what happened on the day:

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