Mayor to attend Wokingham Armed Forces veterans' badge ceremony
Wokingham Borough Council Mayor Cllr Annette Drake will be attending Her Majesty’s Armed Forces Veterans’ Badge ceremony on Wednesday (November 7) taking place at Austen House Care Home in Lower Earley.
Wokingham Cllr Drake will join the Lord Lieutenant for Berkshire Mr Philip Wroughton and Mayor of Reading Borough Council Cllr Chris Maskell at this special ceremony. Mr Philip Wroughton will present Armed Forces Veterans’ Badges to residents of Austen House, who served in Her Majesty’s armed forces before and/or during World War II. Eligibility for Her Majesty's Armed Forces Veterans’ Badge has been extended to include all men and women who served at any time up to December 31, 1994.
Wokingham Cllr Drake said: “It is a real honour to be invited to attend this ceremony. Across the Wokingham Borough there are a number of veterans who have served in the armed forces and there is nothing we can ever say to thank them enough for all that they have done for us. I am delighted to join them on their special day.”
Wokingham Cllr Drake will join the Lord Lieutenant for Berkshire Mr Philip Wroughton and Mayor of Reading Borough Council Cllr Chris Maskell at this special ceremony. Mr Philip Wroughton will present Armed Forces Veterans’ Badges to residents of Austen House, who served in Her Majesty’s armed forces before and/or during World War II. Eligibility for Her Majesty's Armed Forces Veterans’ Badge has been extended to include all men and women who served at any time up to December 31, 1994.
Wokingham Cllr Drake said: “It is a real honour to be invited to attend this ceremony. Across the Wokingham Borough there are a number of veterans who have served in the armed forces and there is nothing we can ever say to thank them enough for all that they have done for us. I am delighted to join them on their special day.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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