In Pictures: Region marks Armed Forces Day

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One BBC Weather Watcher caught this view of the Red Arrows over Alverstoke in Hampshire
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Reading's mayor, Alice Mpofu-Coles, met Gurkha veterans at an event in the town on Saturday
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An event at Oxford Castle marked the start of celebrations in the city
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Events in Reading took a rather Scottish twist
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The Red Arrows paid a visit to Bournemouth Airport on Saturday
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A parade in Newbury also marked the bicentenary of British army map-making units
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Banbury in Oxfordshire hosted a large event following a parade through the town
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The Red Arrows also took part in a flypast during celebrations in Ryde on the Isle of Wight

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Events to mark Armed Forces Day have taken place across the south of England.

The annual occasion, which is held on the last Saturday in June, is a culmination of a week that the army say is a chance to show support for the Armed Forces community.

Over the past week, events involving military personnel were held across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

More than 180 are estimated to have taken place across the UK to mark the occasion, according to the Ministry of Defence.

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