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Royal British Legion
13/06/22
THE Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a special celebration lunch on Tuesday, June 21 to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. There will be a talk by Stephen Williams, an independent researcher, on the D-Day ...
Henley and Peppard Royal British Legion
04/04/22
THE talk at last month’s Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion lunch was on the history and formation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Sue Wright, from the commission, told how the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves ...
Poppy Appeal
16/11/12
We meet the members of the Royal British Legion fundraising for the Poppy Appeal in Henley town centre.
08/04/24
AT the March meeting of the Henley & Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion members and guests were treated to an illustrated talk entitled “Travels in India” by John Bodman, assisted by Rosemary Jones, secretary of the Shiplake branch. ...
Royal British Legion - Remembrance lunch
27/11/17
ABOUT 30 people attended the Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion’s annual Remembrance Sunday lunch at the Christ Church Centre in Reading Road, Henley. Guests were served roast beef with all the trimmings followed by ...
Henley Rotary Club
09/11/20
THE Royal British Legion was founded 100 years ago next year. To celebrate this and to mark Remembrance Day 2020, Henley Rotary Club is hosting a public webinar called “The Royal British Legion: the first 100 years”. Best known for ...
Henley & Peppard Branch, Royal British Legion
10/07/17
SUPPOSING I’d been given the task of composing an article about the Henley branch of the Royal British Legion (and I was), it might begin something like this: “Have you heard about a remarkable group of people in Henley? “They ...
Force field
03/07/17
On Sunday, a contingent of the Henley detachment Oxfordshire (The Rifles) Army Cadet Force, under the command of 2nd Lt Thomas Fearn, spent the day collecting on behalf of the Royal British Legion. This fund-raising event was ...
Musical start to Henley's Poppy Appeal
07/11/13
Henley's Royal British Legion held a sing-a-long evening at The Bull to promote this year's Poppy Appeal.
Royal British Legion (Henley & Peppard Branch)
08/07/24
QUESTION: What is the difference between a camel and a diplomat? Answer: A camel can work for two weeks without drinking, a diplomat can drink for two weeks without working. This was the joke with which retired diplomat ...
Royal British Legion: Henley & Peppard
13/05/24
ON April 16 local history enthusiast and Royal British Legion member Richard Pinches came to the Henley Rugby Club to give a talk on Allied special forces in North Africa between 1940 and 1943. He came dressed in the ...
24/05/21
THE president of the Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion has received a special commendation for the charity’s centenary. John Green, a former army officer, was nominated by Anne Evans, who chairs ...
15/04/24
AT a committee meeting of the Bix branch of the Royal British Legion held at the Rainbow Inn in Middle Assendon a plaque was presented to publicans Curly and Jean Chandler to thank them for hosting the branch ...
Ceremony to mark centenary of Legion
14/05/21
A WREATH will be laid on the steps of Henley town hall tomorrow (Saturday) to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal British Legion. The Henley and Peppard branch of the charity will be ...
Big Band dance for Poppy Appeal
17/10/17
SIXTY people attended a dinner and dance in aid of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The event, which took place in the main hall at Henley town hall on Saturday evening, featured music by the ...
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