Royal British Legion Bury St Edmunds Branch

News and Events

Annual General Meeting
The Branch Annual General Meeting took place at the Constitutional Club, 12 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 19th November at 8pm . Twenty eight members attended. The current Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Secretary were re-elected un-opposed. The Vice-Chairman and Welfare Officer did not seek re-election and these offices are now vacant.

Remembrance Sunday 2009
On Sunday November 8th 2009 a contingent of ex-service members of the branch paraded at the Cenotaph on Angel Hill to honour our Glorious Dead. After the service of Remembrance and wreath laying they marched past the dais, led by our standards, where the salute was taken by the Station Commander of RAF Honington who was accompanied on the dais by the Mayor of St Edmundsbury. The contingent marched on to a Service of Remembrance at St Mary's Church.

After the service the Branch hosted 662 Sqn Army Air Corps, recently returned from Afghanistan, at the Constitutional Club. As a mark of appreciation of the Branch's association with the squadron the Commanding Officer presented our President, Ron Day, with a superb framed print of an Apache AH1 helicopter operated by the squadron.

Below are some photos taken by member Pat Drake during ceremonies on Angel Hill on Sunday 8th Nov.

Armistice Day Wednesday 11 November 2009
On Wednesday 11 November the Branch observed Armistice Day at the Cenotaph on Angel Hill. Standard bearers, escorts and veterans from several branches paraded and our President, Ron Day, read the exhortation and the Kohima Prayer. A short service was followed by two minutes silence begun and ended by the Last Post and Reveille respectively -  played by bugler Karen Fletcher.