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Edwina Hart AM Backs Armed Forces Day
Gower AM Edwina Hart has called on local communities, organisations and businesses across Gower to help celebrate Armed Forces Day this Saturday.
The national event is to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from serving troops to service families and from veterans to cadets.
The Welsh Government has pledged to extend eligibility for the concessionary travel scheme and to extend the priority status that Service personnel and veterans have in the Homebuy scheme to widows and widowers of personnel killed in Service.
The Welsh Government also intends to extend free swimming schemes to veterans and serving military personnel on leave, formalise the support arrangements for Welsh Armed Forces Day parades across Wales as well as assess any additional support that is required for the families of serving personnel.
Edwina Hart AM said:
“Armed Forces Day gives us the opportunity to formally thank all our service men and women and to recognise their service, dedication and sacrifice. The nation owes them all a debt of gratitude.”
To mark the occasion Mrs Hart will be attending the Armed Forces Day Church Service at St Mary’s Church, Swansea on Sunday 26th June.
Welsh Government Minister Carl Sargeant AM who acts as liaison for the Armed Forces and Veterans in Wales, said:
“The families of those serving in the Armed Forces often have exceptional demands placed upon them. We are working hard to create a level playing field so that Forces families suffer no disadvantage. The Welsh Government’s increased support to the Armed Forces community over the next five years will I hope go a long way in achieving this."
For more information log on to the Armed Forces Day website at www.armedforcesday.org.uk