Eastbourne Emergency Services Display
July 5th and 6th 2008
Western Lawns, King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne


The Largest Display Of Emergency Services In The UK

In France, the Gendarmerie Nationale (National Gendarmerie) is the national gendarmerie and military police force. It has a strength of 104,275 personnel.

Its missions include:

• The policing of the countryside, rivers and coastal areas, and small towns with populations under 10,000 (outside of the jurisdiction of the French National Police). About half the French population is under the direct jurisdiction of the Gendarmerie.
• Criminal investigations under judiciary supervision.
• Crowd control and other security activities.
• The security of airports and military installations, as well as all investigations relating to the military, including in foreign interventions.
• Participations in ceremonies involving foreign heads of states or heads of governments.
• Provision of Military police services to the Military of France.

To give an even more French feel to the weekend the Emergency Services Display weekend is this year welcoming Brunomart, the popular French Market which visits Eastbourne several times a year. More...