OUR meeting this month was pre-occupied with the forthcoming Remembrance services at Powick and Callow End on Sunday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 11 and the format will be as in previous years as follows, and all uniformed groups are cordially invited to attend Sunday morning November 8 Powick St Peter’s Church Assemble Red Lion at 10.30am and march off at 10.40am, the church service starts at 10.50am.
There will be a rehearsal for standard bearers and wreath layers on Thursday, November 5 at 6.30pm in Powick church.
Sunday Afternoon November 8 Callow End – Memorial and Church Assemble at Memorial at 2.50pm for short dedication and wreath laying, followed by a service in St James’ Church. The congregation are invited into Callow End Club afterwards for refreshments.
Wednesday November 11 Callow End Memorial Assemble at 10.50am for a short service of dedication and wreath laying.
Our second social event this year took place on Friday, October 16 in the form of a Poppy Bingo night, held at Callow End club and we all had a pleasant evening with many people going home with some very good prizes. It was a successful exercise and raised £201 for the Poppy Appeal and our thanks go to the club for allowing us the facility and to Ann and Gwen for all their hard work on the night and beforehand.
As the annual Poppy Appeal fortnight is once again upon us we are looking forward to the continued generous support of our community for this very important and vital charity.
On the sporting scene; the branch will be submitting a team for the annual inter-branch skittles match at Claines and we hope to win the Trevor Barry memorial trophy for the first time this year.
We are still seeking new members, if you would like to get involved and join us contact John Mason on 01905 830805.
Our next branch meeting will be the AGM on Tuesday, November 10 at Madresfield Club starting at 8.15pm prompt and this is the most important meeting of the year in keeping the Royal British Legion alive in our community so please come and support us if you can.
JOHN MASON
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