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Tag Archives: Royal British Legion
Jo Brand’s on message for TfL as it stages £1m poppy appeal
Transport for London has joined up with the Royal British Legion and Jo Brand, the south London comedian, presenter and writer, to encourage London Poppy Day donations across the capital’s transport network today, October 30. Around 2,000 TfL workers, veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, History, TfL
Tagged Jo Brand, Poppy Appeal, Remembrance Sunday, Royal British Legion, TfL, Transport for London
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Poignant moment as British Legion branch lays up its standard
The Coulsdon branch of the British Legion has formally closed, 104 years after its foundation. The decision was taken due to declining numbers of members. The occasion was marked with a final parade and the retirement of the branch’s standard … Continue reading
Discover which local pubs want you to take away their glasses
In a nod to the customers who have taken pub glasses home with them without permission, a major pub company is now encouraging it, as 1,000 pubs across the country will serve drinks in limited-edition commemorative glasses for this year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, East Croydon, Pubs
Tagged Caterham, East Croydon station, Marston's, Poppy Appeal, Porter and Sorter, Royal British Legion, Sutton, The Ship
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‘Donkey jackets’, nod-sense and the wisdom of old Harry Patch
As tensions are cranked up and rhetoric becomes ever more belligerent, ANDREW FISHER says that using Remembrance Day as a political weapon is perverse It’s in pretty poor taste to use the memory of the dead to score political points. … Continue reading
Tesco seeks your change to round-up their Poppy Appeal cash
Tesco is asking its customers to give generously for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Last year, their support for the charities saw £3.1million raised as the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland sold the poppies in all Tesco stores across the country. … Continue reading
Coulsdon comrades come together to mark Legion’s 100 years
On Monday, to mark the centenary of the establishment of the British Legion in May 1921, a ceremony was staged involving members of the Coulsdon Branch of the Royal British Legion and Coulsdon residents’ associations at the war memorial in … Continue reading
