The Branch

Formed in 1929, we are now 83 years old.  Our membership is mainly elderly and is reducing year by year.  To ensure our future we urgently need an injection of new and young members.  PLEASE COME AND JOIN US.  Previous armed service is not a requirement.  Why not come along to one of our meetings at Elizabeth House and introduce yourself, see below, or phone Gerry Charles on 01628 521682 ?  

Royal British Legion Remit

1.  To support the fighting forces by campaigning for the maintenance and improvement of the Government’s Military Covenant ( the Legion’s action in 2011 resulted in an additional £40 million compensation grant for injured service men and women ).

2.  To provide practical and financial help to those ex-service personnel and their immediate dependants in difficulty or in need, ever more important to assist those made and being made redundant since the Iraq war. 

Branch Activities

1.  Our overriding task is to raise as much money as possible throughout the year for the Legion’s Poppy Appeal.  This reaches a peak during the 2 week period prior to Remembrance Day 11^th November, when, for 2 weeks, we use all means possible to sell Poppies ie.house to house, supermarkets, shops, pubs and schools etc collections. A large number of local people and organisations including Rotary Club and Winterhill Golf Club  help us to do this. We raised over £20,000 in 2010 and  2011.

2.  During the year we also have other fundraising events including stands at the Cookham Scout Fair and Cookham Dean Village Fete, and Military Evenings with guest speakers at Cookham Dean Cricket Club.

3.  We have an experienced and active Welfare Officer helping the needy.

4.  We regularly send parcels to our forces in Afghanistan.

Meetings

Committee meetings are held bi-monthly 0n the 3^rd Thursday of the month at Elizabeth House at 7.30pm.  Dates for 2012 are: 22 March, 24 May, 26 July, 27 September,22 November and 13 December.