Category Somerset Armed Forces Covenant

Shrouds of the Somme

Somerset County Council’s Chair of Somerset Armed Forces Community Covenant Cllr Christopher Le Hardy is championing the work of a Somerset artist who has created 19,240 wooden shrouded figures to represent each of the soldiers that died on the first day of the Battle of Somme. To mark the centenary of WW1 artist Robert Heard […]

Armed Forces events in the County

Somerset will be flying the flag for our Armed Forces in the coming weeks at several important events. The Somerset Armed Forces Covenant Partnership, of which Somerset County Council is a key supporter, has events planned to coincide with National Armed Forces Day (25 June). In Taunton, a regional conference event is being held on […]

Somerset Armed Forces Covenant looks ahead to another successful year

Somerset County Council yesterday (Thursday, 14 January) welcomed executives from the Somerset Armed Forces Covenant (SAFC) to a meeting to discuss future funding projects and upcoming events.