{"id":6336,"date":"2026-08-24T20:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/no4arearna.co.uk\/?p=6336"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:03:58","slug":"seeing-red-to-mark-merchant-navy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/no4arearna.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/seeing-red-to-mark-merchant-navy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Red to Mark  Merchant Navy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shipmates,<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/no4arearna.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Merchant-Navy-Day.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6337 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/no4arearna.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Merchant-Navy-Day.png?resize=761%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/no4arearna.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Merchant-Navy-Day.png?w=761&amp;ssl=1 761w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/no4arearna.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Merchant-Navy-Day.png?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Seafarers\u2019 Charity invites shipmates to join their celebration of Merchant Navy Day 2026 on Thursday 3 September.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a decade their \u2018Fly The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> Ensign\u2019 campaign has championed the outstanding contributions that Merchant Navy seafarers make to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Widely known as the \u2018<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> Duster\u2019, the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> Ensign is the official flag of the UK Merchant Navy.<\/p>\n<p>Those who sail under it help keep the UK supplied with food, fuel and medicine \u2013 according to Maritime UK, some 95 per cent of UK imports and exports are transported by sea at some point.\u00a0\u00a0In addition, many civilian seafarers support the Royal Navy through the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).<\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fly the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> Ensign: Raise the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> Ensign on a flagpole at your home, office, town hall, or community centre on 3 September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Download their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MNDAY2026_Toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Toolkit<\/a><\/strong> (links to google drive) to access ready-made social media graphics and messages to help you show your support on Merchant Navy Day. Share the assets, tag The Seafarers\u2019 Charity and use the hashtag #MerchantNavyDay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Wear something <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">red<\/span> on Merchant Navy Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Attend Merchant Navy Day comemorative services in your local area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipmates, The Seafarers\u2019 Charity invites shipmates to join their celebration of Merchant Navy Day 2026 on Thursday 3 September. 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