90TH ANNIVERSARY The following are events planned to Greater Manchester celebrate the Royal Brish Legion 90th County Newsleer Anniversary in Greater Manchester County. 17th July 2011 July Edion 2011 Annual County Service—Manchester Cathedral 16th September 2011 Music Concert— Queens Division Band Manchester Cathedral 30th October 2011 Riders Branch Service and Greater Manchester County Poppy Appeal Launch followed by Halloween Party at Booth- stown RBL Club. 30th October/12th November 2011 Poppy Appeal 13th November 2011 Remembrance Sunday 27th November 2011 Proposed ‘Night to Remember’ and Carol Service at the Monastery, Gorton, Manchester For further details please contact County Office: 835-2611 To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Brish Legion the Poppy Appeal will run from the 1st October 2010 - 31st De- cember 2011 a 15 month year in which the Legion would like to try and raise £90 million for the Poppy Appeal, details of varies events around the country will be circulated. Interesng Stories City of Salford Royal Brish Legion If any member would like to have an interesng story or poem published This year we at the City of Salford Branch are celebrang our 90th Anni- please send it to the County Secretary for the next newsleer, as all sto- versary on Sunday 24th July 2011. ries will be included. Photos can also be included if you so wish, it is up The parade will leave the RBL at 12.30 for a service at St Clements to you to make the newsleer more interesng so please send in your Church at 13.00, followed by a buffet and a concert at the RBL Club. stories for the next newsleer. We like to extend our invitaon for you to be our guest. Any forthcoming events, please let us know so we can circulate the details to all members in the County Royal Signals Associaon (New Branch) Standard Bearers Training Will be meeng at Denton Social Club, Grosvenor Road, Denton, Man- chester. Dates are being formulated to run another Standard Bearers Course for both Cadets and For further informaon dates of meengs please contact Mr Derek Fish- Branch Standard Bearers. The locaons are in er on 0161-330-0361. Bury on a Tuesday night and Ashton on a Thurs- day night If your Branch would like to affiliate to POPPY TRAVEL a Cadet Unit then Contact the County Youth For those of you who were at the Royal Brish Legion Annual Confer- Officer below ence we hope you found it interesng and informave. Although we Telephone David Brown County Youth Officer managed to speak to many of you who aended, we wanted to take this opportunity to write to you all and let you know the ways in which Pop- TRAINING DATES Any Ex Royal Ulster Constabulary GC inter- py Travel can help you as branches. ested in forming an Asso- Is there any courses that as members ciation or indeed anyone Journey's of Remembrance you feel you need, please contact the who feels would like to County Training Officer as courses can join the Association Our tours are now being operated by Leger Holidays, but please be as- be delivered locally: please contact sured that Poppy Travel are sll devising the ineraries, providing the Miss Karen Brooks on 07935312349 David Brown on support group and organising the Remembrance aspects of the tours, so 07745514939 or email our usual high standards will be maintained. We have also introduced a [email protected] bursary scheme to provide financial assistance or those with relaves in the areas in which we visit on our Journeys of Remembrance. To order a Events and Adversements brochure please call Leger Holidays on 0844 686 2443 or visit: Swinton RBL www.poppy-travel.com Tuesday Evening—Women’s Secon Bingo Night commencing 9.00pm. Tailor Made Journey's of Remembrance City of Salford RBL Every Saturday and Sunday night—live arsts’ Bingo plus Play your Cards If you wish to travel as a group and create your own inerary we can Right make the arrangements for you. You tell us where and when you want Polly’s Prize Bingo every Thursday aernoon 2.00pm—All welcome to go, and we can tailor make the tour, providing guides, medics and City of Salford RBL Club have now got a web site were the funcon room standard bearers as required. If you have veterans who qualify for He- can be hired directly by filling the online form roes Return grants, why not base your tour around those areas? Call us hp://www.salford-rbl.org.uk/ to discuss your requirements or for a no obligaon quote on 01622 716 729. Tours for Schools & Young People Poppy Travel for Schools & Young People offer bursary assisted guided WEB SITE educaonal tours for schools, cadets, and informal educaon groups to We now have a Greater Manchester County Web Page— sites of historical and commemorave importance both in the UK and Mr David Brown is our Web Master. If any Branch has overseas. The tours support schools and young people as they start to informaon, photographs or anything of interest please forward to understand and parcipate in Remembrance, and learn about people County Office. The website address is whose lives are affected by conflict. Working with The Royal Brish Le- hp://www.brishlegion.org.uk/counes/greater-manchester gion's Learning Programme, ineraries are designed to reflect the aims or the other website is and interests of the group. All tours meet the needs of the Naonal cur- hp://www.greatermanchester-brishlegion.org.uk/ riculum. For more informaon call the Schools team on 0845 602 2482 or visit: ROYAL MARINES www.poppytravelschools.org.uk Former Royal Marines are invited to join the Manchester & If you would like more informaon on any of the above, please do not Salford Branch of the Royal Marines Associaon. They hold their hesitate to contact Poppy Travel in 01622 716 729 meeng on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 19.30 hrs at the TA Centre, 215 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 0BH, telephone number 0161-862-9220. This Barracks is [email protected] www.poppytravel.org.uk also home to The Manchester Detachment of the Royal Marines Reserve Merseyside, Heavy Weapons. Poppy Travel, RBL Village, AYLESFORD, Kent, ME20 7NX The nearest Metro staon is Trafford Bar on the Altrincham Line. For further informaon please contact: Mr Stan Hocking 01617479741. Direct Line: +44 (0) 1622 793190, +44 (0) 1622 716729, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Mr Dick Southern is the County Principle Recruitment Officer (CPRO) who desperately needs people who are willing to assist with recruit- ment. We have an impressive Royal Brish Legion Marquee which can be used for events in your local area. Please contact County Office if your Branch has Members who would like to aend a RA Course or would like to use the Marquee. Four new members were recruited at Gorton Monastery open day and with two new County Recruing Officers, this can only be added to. During Annual Conference, following the request of several delegates, the Naonal Chairman agreed to distribute the aached poem which was read out by the Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion. “Who is the Unknown Soldier?” He is the one that led the way so the general could make it home; She is the one who saved the child and was left to die alone. His dreams were cut off by his untimely death; Her innocence shattered by her last shallow breath. He is the voice that echoes our pride; She is the eyes, that for our freedom, cried. He is the rain that waters our souls; She is the river holding secrets untold. He’s in the wave crashing Normandy’s shore; She’s on the wind over Dieppe once more. www.heroespastandpresent.org.uk th He’s in the song The Royal British Legion 90 Anniversary that Passchendaele sang; She’s in the bell MUSICAL CONCERT from which freedom rang. Manchester Cathedral His death was a pledge prayers cannot suffice; Friday 16th September 2011 Her life, a gift, At the ultimate price. At 7.30pm Featuring: Leah McDonald Elrose, Saskatchewan The Minden Military Band Tyldesley Branch One Voice Community Choir 12 members of the Branch aended a performance of WW1 poetry per- Chetham’s School of Music formed by the students of Fred L:ongworth High School on Wednesday Jon Christos 4th May. The play that followed was all about ordinary people doing extraordinary things and some of them living with the consequences of Compere: Allan Beswick their service for life. We may not be able to prevent our soldiers from being wounded but together we can help them get beer. From BBC Radio Manchester In Aid of The Royal British Legion The school band played a selecon of music appropriate to the occasion and two young girls gave soloist performances. The singing that took "Safeguarding the welfare, interests and memory of those your breath away and brought a few tears to the audience. who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces". Ticket Prices £10 & £5 The play that concluded the evening was LEST WE FORGET by K Walters which was a play originally performed for a GCSE Examinaon. It ex- Available from RBL County Ofice 0161-835-2611 plores the lives of four soldiers as they return from acve service in Af- ghanistan. It looks at how war can effect the lives of soldiers and their families and how we ,as a society, treat ex-servicemen. OLDHAM BRANCH Welfare News The County has a new County Welfare Advisory Committee, which has Myself and Les Berry received a cheque for £350 from the clients at been set up to help and promote the welfare within the County.