National Memorial Arboretum

27 Dec 2025

Martin Dickinson, wearing a black beret and a black gilet with medals hanging on his left breast. He is standing in front of a large crowd of people.

All one big family, says Ride to the Wall founder

A community with deep bonds has developed around an annual ride to remember armed forces service personnel.

27 Dec 2025

6 Dec 2025

Princess Anne shakes hands with Captain Jay Singh-Sohal in a room at St James's Palace. He wears light brown military uniform with a medal on his chest, and a dark blue and red turban. Princess Anne wears a dark skirt suit with gold embellishments. Several men are standing in the background in regal uniforms.

Man who established Sikh soldier memorial made OBE

Captain Jay Singh-Sohal from Sutton Coldfield is made an OBE by Princess Anne.

6 Dec 2025

29 Nov 2025

The National Memorial Arboretum illuminated in purple and warm yellow lights

Arboretum light trail marks WW2 anniversary

The site's annual winter lights trail will return from 5 December and includes new installations.

29 Nov 2025

12 Nov 2025

The Princess of Wales is standing in front of one man and two women. She is holding a large black hat on her head and wearing black gloves, a long black coat with two red poppies on her left chest and her brown hair is tied up. The man has his back to the camera and is wearing a black suit, navy beret and glasses. The woman to the right is wearing a maroon hat and a navy coat. The lady on the left has long blonde hair, a black coat and a scarf decorated with poppies. There are lots of blurred out trees behind them.

Veteran shares post-war mental struggle with Kate

A former sapper who was rescued from the brink of suicide by the Royal British Legion had an unexpected chat about his recovery with the Princess of Wales.

12 Nov 2025

10 Nov 2025

Two women are standing next to each other. The one on the left has short dark hair and is wearing glasses and a blue zipped jumper. The woman on the left has short grey hair and is wearing a brown-patterned jumper. They are standing in front of a brick-built house with a grey door. There is a large grey box and flowers nearby.

'Being with other female veterans was healing'

The course for female veterans who experienced trauma in the services was at RBL's Battle Back Centre in Lilleshall.

10 Nov 2025

7 Nov 2025

A woman with short brown hair and a dark coat with a multi-coloured scarf

LGBT memorial 'means the world' to army veteran

Jean Macdonald and her sister were invited to the unveiling of the new memorial at Alrewas.

7 Nov 2025

2 Nov 2025

A pathway leading to a war memorial. The memorial is has a stone tower in the centre that comes to a point, which is sounded by circular walls that have an walkway through the middle. A stone path leads to some stone steps that take you up to the memorial. Several trees and larges patches of grass surround the bottom of the memorial.

Design contest for memorial dedicated to journalists killed on duty

The memorial sculpture will be displayed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas.

2 Nov 2025

31 Oct 2025

A man wearing a suit with a tie that has poppies on it, and a woman wearing a black puffer jacket with a white scarf that features black spots. Both are wearing military medals on their lapels.

Poignant field of poppies tribute opens at NMA

A display of nearly 35,000 handwritten tributes was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum.

31 Oct 2025

28 Oct 2025

King Charles III stands in front of a bronze memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum during a dedication ceremony. Two military personnel are stood either side of the king with medals on their chests. A crowd of people is gathered on seats behind the trio.

Ex-soldier hopes LGBT memorial highlights issues

Linda Garnham says it is "about time people knew what gay military personnel went through".

28 Oct 2025

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