Royal British Legion
Registered Charity No. 219279

The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading charity safeguarding the welfare, interests and memory of those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. It provides financial, social and emotional support to millions and its benevolence spans all age groups from the oldest to the very young. Further details can be found on its website
Ticehurst, Stonegate, Flimwell Branch

Meets at Ticehurst Village Club.
(3rd Tuesday of each month – less Jan and Aug)

The branch is committed to caring and campaigning for current service and ex-service people, whether they served at Alamein, Aden or Afghanistan, or just in England, and their families.
The Legion is permanently on active service.

New members always welcome, open to all (not just ex-service).

BRANCH CONTACTS

Branch Contact address:     Chestnut Cottage, Flimwell, Ticehurst, East Sussex.  TN5 7NR
Branch Contact e-mail:        bsm@bandsmack.plus.com

PRESIDENT: Maj. Andrew Brown TD
01580 200 872

CHAIRMAN: Mr Stephen Evans
01580 20195

HON SECRETARY AND TREASURER: Mr Bruce Mackenzie
01580 879 337

POPPY APPEAL ORGANISER: Mrs Marjorie Masters
01580 200 378

VICE-CHAIRMAN: Mr John Poole   Tel:  01580 200426 STANDARD BEARER: Mr Stephen Evans                Tel:  01435 884800
BRANCH NEWS
The branch wishes to say a very big thank you to our three villages for the excellent support they gave us during the 2009 Remembrance Season.
The public meeting we had in Ticehurst Village Hall, when we had the very well received talk on Afghanistan by Sergeant Andrew Hainge, opened the season and proved most worthwhile.  We all learnt a lot.  The hall was full and, as a bonus, we collected over £400 for the Poppy Appeal. 
The usual Remembrance Sunday parade of the Legion, Air Cadets, Scouts, Beavers and Cubs attracted a crowd of some 300 people to Ticehurst War Memorial
The full Remembrance service in church also had a good congregation of about 200, and they particularly liked the reading of the war memorial names by the Scouts, who did it for the first time.
The Act of Remembrance at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month (the 90th Anniversary of the Armistice that ended the Great War) in Ticehurst Square, was also well supported and, with the help of a Police Community Support Officer, achieved total silence in the middle of a working morning.
The final figure for the money raised by our Poppy Appeal will not be known until early next year.  The indication so far is that it will beat our record and may even reach £5,000!