Stagecoach offers free travel for veterans and serving personnel attending Armed Forces Day events
“Providing free travel is a small way of saying thank you and helping people take part in what promises to be a fantastic community celebration”
Serving personnel, cadets and military veterans heading to Seaburn’s Armed Forces weekend can travel on Stagecoach buses for free.
The popular annual event, which takes place at Seaburn’s Recreation Park, takes place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday as the nation celebrates Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 27.
The event is one of the region's largest celebrations of the armed forces and is expected to attract thousands of visitors across the weekend.
The programme includes a military parade featuring cadets, veterans and serving personnel, alongside military displays, live entertainment, family activities, heritage exhibits, food and drink stalls, and opportunities to meet organisations supporting the armed forces community.
The free travel is available on Stagecoach buses across the country, helping veterans and service personnel to get to events taking place across the region this weekend, including Seaham’s Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 27 at the Town Park.
Steve Walker, Managing Director of Stagecoach North East, said: "Stagecoach is proud to support Sunderland Armed Forces Weekend and to recognise the dedication, courage and sacrifice of serving personnel, veterans and military families.
"Providing free travel is a small way of saying thank you and helping people take part in what promises to be a fantastic community celebration.
“We look forward to seeing residents and visitors come together to show their support for the armed forces community."
To access free travel, serving military personnel and cadets should travel in uniform or present a valid HM Armed Forces identification card.
Veterans should present a veteran's badge or military medal.
Stagecoach has been a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2015, “recognising the value and contribution that serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families make to communities across the UK”.