British Legion

Royal British Legion Henley and Peppard branch

BOOKINGS are now open for this month’s special interest talk and lunch to be held in the Menza Café at Henley Rugby Club on Thursday ...

SWYNCOMBE will hold its Act of Remembrance on Thursday, for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. It will take place at the war memorial in ...

SWYNCOMBE will hold its Act of Remembrance on Thursday, for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. It will take place at the war memorial in ...

THE president of the Henley Royal British Legion branch attended the funeral of a former RAF pilot. Peter MacGregor died at the ...

MEMBERS of the Henley branch of the Royal British Legion were given a talk on the Thames Valley Air Ambulance. Branch member Angus ...

BOOKINGS are now open for the Henley branch of the Royal British Legion’s special interest talk and lunch to be held on Thursday, ...

COLLECTIONS for the Poppy Appeal have resumed in Sonning Common for the first time in two years. They had stopped after volunteers ...

AN OLYMPIC gold medal rower is the Henley Poppy Appeal’s newest volunteer. James Cracknell, 52, had his first shift for this year’s ...

A STRIKING commemorative red poppy has been painted on the grass in Mill Meadows, Henley, to mark this year’s Poppy Appeal. The poppy ...

MAYOR Rory Hunt launched this year’s Henley Poppy Appeal. He gave £10 to Richard Pinches, who organises the annual fundraising ...

A NEW chairman of the Henley branch of the Royal British Legion has been appointed. Richard Pinches, 59, who was previously its ...

THIS year’s Henley Poppy Appeal will be launched in Market Place tomorrow (Saturday). The event, which runs from 9.30am to 2.30pm, ...

THE venue of the annual charity dinner hosted by the wargrave branch of the Royal British Legion has been switched. The event, which ...

QUESTION: What is the difference between a camel and a diplomat? Answer: A camel can work for two weeks without drinking, a diplomat ...

THE Wargrave branch of the Royal British Legion is looking for a new secretary to start in September. The voluntary role involves ...

ALMOST £700 was raised at an event held in Henley market place to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday. There was a Long Range Desert ...

THE funeral of a war veteran who died aged 103 will take place next Friday. Dick Charlton, a lifelong Henley resident, passed away in ...

ON May 21 the Henley & Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion was given an excellent talk by Alex Bradbury, of Lowland Rescue ...

A GIANT emblem was painted on the grass in Mill Meadow, Henley, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. The image, ...

A WAR hero who survived five years in a German prisoner of war camp has died, aged 103. Dick Charlton, a lifelong Henley resident, ...