Including in the event were displays by the Red Devils Parachute Display Team and the Lancashire Artillery Band, and static displays of military personnel and equipment. A collection was made for the Army Benevolent Fund.
To mark Armed Forces Day 2018, the Army Benevolent Fund held a reception at Haydock Park Racecourse. The Lord-Lieutenant presented a certificate marking the achievement of a Guinness World Record by the Army Foundation College Harrogate for 'the most participants in a bleep test' achieved in December 2017. The College raised £106,000 for the Army Benevolent Fund, presenting the cheque to Brigadier Robin Bacon, Chief of Staff of the Fund.. Including in the event were displays by the Red Devils Parachute Display Team and the Lancashire Artillery Band, and static displays of military personnel and equipment. A collection was made for the Army Benevolent Fund. |
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