Events & News
Throughout the year AFVBC run or attend variety of events throughout the borough & district to promote the group & support the events.
Most events will take place at our base in South Wigston.
Please scroll below for events
Lastest News
Again we will be supporting Operation Market Harbrough event which takes place 1st-3rd August 2025 at Market Harborough Show Ground. Great military event. For more information click here.
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Sunday 24th November saw veterans & armed forces community come together to join in with our Sunday roast club, seeing over 68 people enjoying roast diinner and homemade apple crumble or cheese cakes.
December 17th we helped with the local community Christmas meal offer a free three course meal, over 75 local members of the community attended.
We are have teamed up and supporting the pantry nook which supports those going through tough times, supporting food poverty by supplyng freash & dryed food, meat as well as hygeine products.
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We wish to thank Nelson Press for their kind support with printing products for the group. For more information on Nelson Press, please click link below.
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Break fast club has restarted again, with door opening at 10am.
Throughout The Year We Run Different
Military & Community Events Your Welcome To Attened
Come & join us for our Sunday roast club which is open to veterans & serving personnel at a discount price.
Come & join us for our cream tea, each veteran or serving personell are welcome to a FREE cream tea
Come join us on Armed Forces Day where all veterans/armed forces personnel receive a free cream tea. You're welcome to bring family and friends at the cost of £5.
On the day we will have vehicles and military items on display from Leicestershire museum and collectors.
AFVBC will be helping again with Harborough at War, Operation Market Harborough’s second show is set to take place over the weekend of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd August 2025.
The venue is still the excellent Market Harborough Showground, Leicestershire and the organisers promise the same wonderful mix of history, education and loud bangs!
Entertainment will be in abundance with a full roster of singers and music in the marquee throughout the day and evening.
This website is undergoing regular maintenance, so check back over the next few weeks for updates on what will be a very popular show!
We will be offer a Free Breakfast for our veterans & serving personnel on Sunday 28th September. Other members of public, faimily & freinds welcome at the cost of £5.00 Please book in by clicking link below.
Come & join us for our winter warmer soup event where you can enjoy homemade soup, freshly baked bread. Free to veterans & serving personnell.
Come & join us on Saturday 9th November to remember the fallen at Elliott Hall to remember the fallen, small service followed by Act of Remembrance with wreath layin
Come & join us on Monday 10th November to Remember the fallen at Elliott Hall in South Wigston to enjoy banter & breakfast . 11am will be 2 minutes of silence as part of the Act of Remembrance. All Welcome
Come & join us for VE Day Cream Tea & Cake on Sunday 11th May, this is Free to veterans & serving personnel, your welcome to bring family & freinds at the cost of £5.00
Come & join us for VE Day Cream Tea & Cake on Sunday 11th May, this is Free to veterans & serving personnel, bring family and friends as well as children as we will be offering upstairs FREE children crafts and activities.
Cream Teas £5.00 Tea & Homemade Cake from £3.00
Past Events & News
Below you will find images & news from Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC
The venue we opperate from is registered as a Safe Warm Space where you can drop in and keep warm and enjoy a free hot drink, For more information on this please
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Veterans & their wifes enjoying a free cream tea, all homemade on site within our new community kitchen.
AFVBC attended South Wigston Comfest to promote the group, we will be joining them again in 2025
Oadby & Wigston Borough Mayor visits regular to our events & shows her support.
AFVBC supporting Operation Market Harborough in August 2024
Just some of the team supporting Operation Market Harborough in August 2024
Armed Forces Day we welcomed Deputy Mayor Cllr Jasvir Kaur Chohan & Cllr Bill Boulter & Cllr Carl Walter from Oadby & Wigston Council.
Veterans come together to enjoy our cream teas during the summer which are free, we have seen over 150 people enjoy our cream teas & cakes in 2024.
AFVBC supported the Oadby & Wigston Rememberance Chapel event.
AFVBC runs a Sunday Roast Club throughout the year supporting not just veterans from the community, but also local residents.
AFVBC & Oadby & Wigston Borough Council arranged a re-dedication service at Wigston cemetery for new rememberance chapel. We where joined by members of the armed forces, cadets, counsellors and members of the public.
Member of the Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC & the local Army Cadets from Wigston attend Wigston Cemertery to clean all militray graves and to place a Rememberance poppy cross is front of all 60 graves.
Will Remember Them
Members of Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC attended the old barracks church St Thomas for remembrance day service.
Members of the groups attened the local St Thomas Church christangle service, lovely service with the church full of local residents & their families.
Armed Forces day event was joined by Culture to you from Leicestershire County Council with items from their museum.
Busy Armed Forces event with over 45 people attending and supporting, nice to see new faces and the regulars.
AFVBC Community Support
Armed Forces Day
We have displays which are not just educational to the younger ones, but will also jog peoples memories & in return will start some great conversation talking about the good old days!
Public Events
We support a number of public events around the borough & district, this will include Operation Market Harborough in August 2025 which is a large military event. We also be attening Comfest, VJ Day, Leicestershire County Show, Leicester Car Shoe & others.
Community Events
We attend local community events to help promote the AFVBC and the service & support we can offer to the local Armed forces community.
Remembrance Events
We run and take part in different events leading upto the 11th November within the borough to remember the fallen.
Church Community
We take part in our local church events throughout the year supporting our local community.
War Graves Wigston
Throughout the year the group along with army cadets, clean and tidy up the local graves who have all served within the forces.
Chrsitmas for Veterans
We support & run meals throughout the year, including a three course Christmas meals for veterans, serving personnel.