Dorchester’s Veterans Day June 28, 2008

Will start at about 11.00am with a parade of Veterans – WWII to Iraq/Afghanistan, including the TA - in the town centre. In the afternoon a concert will take place in the Borough Gardens with performances by the Wessex Military Band, the Weymouth Accordion Band and The Thomas Hardy School Orchestra. There will be stalls in the Gardens demonstrating how veterans contribute to the community and showing the support available to veterans. The Keep Military Museum will be open, free to children, and veterans will be available to discuss their experiences.