The British Legion
The Wendlebury and Chesterton British Legion is the local branch of the nationwide Royal British Legion and is a small group of ex-service men and woman from the local villages.
Meetings are held 4 times a year at venues which vary from meeting to meeting.
Admission to the meetings is free but from time we have coffee mornings etc to raise funds and we do charge entrance fees for these.
Please contact Gordon Newark 252629 or David Chapman 241629
Poppy Appeal
The coffee morning on 7th November in Wendlebury Village Hall raised just over £550
The Chesterton and Wendlebury Branch of The Royal British Legion raised £4700 for the 2009 Poppy Appeal. This included contributions from the villages of Chesterton, Wendlebury, Weston-on-the-Green, Middleton Stoney and Bucknell.
The Poppy Appeal Organiser, Michael Harris, would like to thank everyone who contributed.
Remembrance Sunday.
In 2010 Remembrance Sunday will be on 14th November.
Nearer the time we will publish further information.
Remembrance Sunday is the day traditionally put aside to remember all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today. On this day people across the nation pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by our brave Service men and women.
Two Minute Silence - Armistice Day
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The Two Minute Silence is observed on Armistice Day, the day which marks the end of the First World War.
The Royal British Legion has always supported the traditional Remembrance Sunday services and the customary Two Minute Silence on that day. As the national custodian of Remembrance, the Legion also believes that when 11th November (Armistice Day) falls on days other than Sundays - on working days - Remembrance should be brought into the everyday life of the nation on those days as well.
The revival of support for observance of this demonstrates that, despite the passing of the years and the declining number of veterans, the nation still feels strongly about Remembrance.
Remembrance transcends all boundaries. The Legion seeks a small yet important individual and collective act, a rare moment when the nation can stand together and reflect on the price of freedom. That price is still being paid. More than 12,000 British Servicemen and women have been killed or injured on active service since 1945.
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