National Memorial Arboretum

Description

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant 

  • Veterans: supporting the employment of veterans, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process; working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to support the employment of Service leavers.

  • Service Spouses & Partners: supporting the employment of Service spouses and partners; partnering with the Forces Families Jobs Forum; and providing flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment.
  • Reserves: supporting our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces; granting additional paid/unpaid leave for annual Reserve Forces training; supporting any mobilisations and deployment; actively encouraging members of staff to become Reservists.
  • Cadet Organisations: Supporting local military cadet units; recognising the benefits of employing cadets/ex-cadets within the workforce.
  • National Events: National Memorial Arboretum will host/and or support Armed Forces Day, Reserves Day, Armed Forces Memorial Naming Ceremony, the Poppy Appeal. Remembrance including Field of Remembrance, Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
  • Commercial Support: Providing flexible ticketing options for the Armed Forces Community to ensure they are not disadvantaged due to changes in deployment.

About us

The National Memorial Arboretum are a UK registered charity and 150-acre visitor site on the edge of the National Forest in Staffordshire. Part of the Royal British Legion, but a separate legal body, we exist to ensure that:

  • the unique contribution of those who have served and sacrificed is never forgotten
  • the baton of Remembrance is passed on through the generations
  • there is a year-round space to celebrate lives lived and commemorate lives lost.

The Arboretum welcomes over 300,000 visitors to site each year, including over 20,000 young people for formal and informal learning visits. Visitors can enjoy discovering almost 400 memorials nestled amongst some 25,000 trees, experience riverside walks and participate in a wide variety of daily activities: guided walks, land train tours, memorial talks, exhibitions and buggy tours. 

Each year around 250 events take place on site, from small intimate services of Remembrance to set piece events like Armistice Day, Remembrance Sunday, a summer proms and Armed Forces Day.