The route the Armed Forces Day flag will travel through Cornwall ahead of the national event in Falmouth this June has been revealed.

A flag relay will take place through the Duchy leading up to an official flag raising in Falmouth to mark it as the host town.

The relay will begin in Bodmin on Tuesday, where the flag will be delivered to Bodmin Keep Cornwall’s Army Museum. Staff, volunteers, veterans and community groups with links to Bodmin Keep will assemble for the flag relay ceremony at 2pm, when the flag will be carried through the town’s streets.

The flag symbolises public support for the Armed Forces men and women, past and present and the difficult job that they do.

Bodmin is one of ten community events across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to host an official flag relay ceremony.

Details for all ten are:

Bodmin - Cornwall’s Army Museum: 2pm on Tuesday, April 25

Fowey - Fowey Town Quay: 3pm on Friday, May 5

Helston - Grylls Monument: 11am on Wednesday, May 10

Isles of Scilly - Star Castle Hotel: 11am on Tuesday, May 16

Land’s End - Land’s End Landmark: 11am on Tuesday, May 23

Launceston - Town Square: 10.30am on Friday, June 2

Newquay - RAF St Mawgan: 2pm on Monday, June 5

Penzance - St John’s Hall: 11am on Monday, June 12

Torpoint - HMS Raleigh: 10am on Friday, June 16

Falmouth - Gyllyngvase Beach (flag raising): 9.45am on Monday, June 19

Truro - The Army Reserve Centre: 11am on Wednesday, June 21

National Armed Forces Day takes place over two days on June 24 and 25, and will feature ‘Top Gun’ style stunts from the Red Arrows, other military aerial displays, parades, service drills and the chance to see a range of military vehicles up close.

Air Commodore Polly Perkins, regional air officer for the south-west, said of the flag relay: "Events like these help the Armed Forces to thrive knowing that we have the support of the very community that we serve.

“The fact communities across Cornwall are involved in the relay and intend to fly the flag is a real demonstration that they take pride in the Armed Forces and feel confident in our ability to turn our hand to almost any situation.

Cornwall’s Lord Lieutenant Colonel Edward Bolitho, veterans, cadets, serving military personnel and school children from St Petrocs Primary School will attend the ‘handing over’ ceremony in Bodmin.

Town mayor Phil Cooper said: “It is a huge honour to be presented with this special flag and be part of this national event. It is a real privilege for the town which is steeped in military history.

“Bodmin Keep, which until 2012 was a recruiting base for the army, and is still home to The Light Infantry Association, is the perfect location to begin the tour.”