Here Comes The Flag For Armed Forces Day National Event!

Published on: 22 Jun, 2015
Updated on: 22 Jun, 2015

The booming sound of a twin-engine Chinook helicopter could be heard over Guildford this morning as it flew into land at Stoke Park.

The Chinook helicopter that brought the Armed Forces Day flag to Guildford on Monday, June 22..

It marked the start of Armed Forces Week in Guildford, which saw a flag bearing ceremony by the army, navy and air force.

It meant the flag was taken by air, water and land to the Guildhall in Guildford High Street.

In atrocious wet weather at Stoke Park, RAF personnel handed over the flag to local schoolchildren and cadets. Police and security people far outnumbered spectators who were present.

The flag reaches the Town Wharf courtesy of the Royal Navy.

Royal Navy inflatables at the Town Wharf. This and following pictures by Sheila Atkinson.

The army took the flag from Stoke Park to Dapdune Wharf and passed it to the Royal Navy. They carried it up the River Wey in rigid inflatable boats to the Town Wharf for another handover.

With the flag being carried by Lance Sargeant Johnson Beharry VC , the procession then moved up the High Street to the Guildhall, where the flag was presented to the Mayor of Guildford.