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The Magnificent 7 mark Veteran’s Day with a skydive for the Poppy Appeal
Seven intrepid volunteers took to the skies over Perranporth on Saturday for a 10,000ft Tandem Skydive to commemorate Veteran’s Day, raising over £1000 for the RBL Poppy Appeal. For most it was their first experience Skydiving. Freefalling several hundred feet before their parachute opened. They were all thrilled by the experience and hope to do it again sometime in the future. The Perranporth event was part of a larger Royal British Legion Southern Region organised event, most Counties had several participants taking part in the skydive. It is the first time such an event have been organised to mark ‘Veteran’s day’. It is expected that it will become an annual event Veteran’s day was set up as a national day of remembrance in 2006 by the then Chancellor Gordon Brown who decreed it an annual event to be held on June 27 to mark the contribution made by so many Service men and women past and present as well as raising awareness of Veteran’s issues.
National Conference - Southport - Awards and Presentations
Recognition for 50 years service to the Poppy Appeal
Congratulations to Cornwall RBL Branches/Clubs and members for the outstanding efforts and achievements they have contributed to TRBL over the past year. As a result Cornwall County has been awarded the Maurice Cup for the 4th year running. The Maurice Cup is awarded to the County which during the year has shown the most progress and greatest efficiency.
Well done Jasmine from all of us in Cornwall
JASMINE HOLMES completed the London Marathon in 5hrs 34 minutes, an excellent time considering she was carrying a knee injury. So far she has raised £1550 for thr Poppy Appeal.Jasmine would like to pass on a big thank you to all of those individuals and branches who have supported her in her challenge. You might still be able to sponsor Jasmine, just go to www.bmycharity.com/jaz4rbl and follow the instructions. If you are a tax payer please tick the Gift Aid tag which will allow the Legion to redeem 28p from the government for every pound you donate.
Vera Nicholls from Newtown St Martin recently received awards for a total of 50 years service to the Poppy Appeal from Royal British Legion Cornwall Community Fundraiser Elizabeth Sanders. Vera has been acting as a collector for the Poppy Appeal each November in the Newtown and St Martins area near Helston for the last 50 years and has seen many changes over the years. She has kept a record of her collections since she started with the first entries kept in pound, shillings and pence. Vera’s late husband Hannibal served in the 3rd Tank Regiment during the Second World War Elizabeth Sanders said “ this dedication to the Poppy Appeal is amazing, to have given 50 years service helping out the ex service community in need is a fantastic achievement, last year volunteers like Vera raised £348,000 here in Cornwall for the Poppy Appeal” The Royal British Legion is the Country’s leading Charity protecting the welfare, interests and memory of serving and ex-service personnel, their families and dependents. Ten and a half million people qualify for our help - that’s 1 in 6 of the UK’s population. Last year in Cornwall we received 4500 calls for help at our County Office in Truro and distributed grants totalling £860 000 to those in need. The Poppy Appeal would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to give a few hours of their time collecting for the Poppy Appeal in November. Contact Elizabeth Sanders 01326 379021 or email esanders@britishlegion.org.uk
Veterans Day/County Rally 2008
Liskeard Branch and Club are proudly hosting this years combined Veterans Day and county Rally. In the best traditions of The legion in Cornwall, this is going to be an outstanding event so don't miss out. Events on the day include:
- Royal Signals Motor Cycle Display Team
- Salamanca Band 6th Rifles TA
- Band of the Adjutant General's corp
- Kernow Pipes and Drums
- South West Battle group
- Penzance Sea Cadets
- RBL Parade of standards and march Past
- Food and Licensed Bar
- Climbing Wall
Make sure you are there......... put the date in your diary NOW...
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Multiple awards for St. Just Royal British Legion.
Members of St. Just RBL with their awards received at The County Hall Truro from the Cornwall County Conference on the 13th of January 2008. The awards were presented by the County President,Group Captain S.J.Coy.OBE.RAF (Retired)
Gold Badges were received by President of Club & Branch Mr.Bernard Rees, also Club & Branch Secretary Mr.Russell Harvey for all their good work over the years. A County Certificate was also presented to Russell in recognition of his work for sport in the County. Branch Chairman Mr Alf Nevitt received a County Welfare Certificate for all his efforts to Welfare in the County and Club Chairman Mr Ken Casley received the Barbara Thomas Sheild for the best up and coming club in the County.
It was a wonderful achievement for St.Just RBL to sweep 5 awards at one go. They must be doing something right.
L to R in photograph.
Alf.Nevitt, Ken.Casley, Russell Harvey & Bernard Rees.
Cornwall Legion News February 2008 available now along with County Information Sheet
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Sir Menzies Campbell and Julia Goldsworthy MP for Falmouth and Camborne meet veterans at Redruth.
At a recent meeting at Redruth RBL Club almost 100 veterans and Legion Members met with Sir Menzies Campbell and Julia Goldsworthy to discuss their feelings of concern with regard to the treatment of veterans. Former servicemen and women from all three services voiced their concerns in support of the Honour the Covenant (see below) campaign which were greeted sympathetically by both Liberal Democrat MP's. The meeting was almost certainly due to the number of letters written by Legion members to their respective Members of Parliament.
The new Poppy Travel.......
website (www.poppytravel.org.uk) is now live and contains the 2008 programme of Pilgrimages and Battlefield Tours.
HQ Publications and News
A number of documents are available on The Royal British Legion web site which you may find useful. Follow the links below for more information. All of these links will open a new browser window so be sure to close it when finished.
About The Legion - latest edition
Honour the Covenant 
The Legion believes that our Service men and women deserve more from their government. They deserve immediate medical treatment and just compensation if they are injured. Do you agree? Click the image to visit the Honour Covenant web site.
Britains Small Wars
If you were not involved in these conflicts but would like to know more, why not visit Britains-Small Wars for more information.