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Thursday 8th August 2013 SH (Editor)

Royal British Legion branch to stage tri-services military fundraiser

A local Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is celebrating its 85th birthday with a special fundraising event for the Poppy Appeal. The Stoke Gifford Branch was formed in 1928 and is only seven years younger than the Legion nationally. The Stoke Gifford Branch has, for two years running, won the RBL Gloucestershire County Marling Cup for most efficient

Sunday 3rd February 2013 SH (Editor)

Concert to raise funds for record-breaking British Legion branch

The 85-year-old Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is holding a fundraising concert for the Legion’s Poppy Appeal/Welfare Fund, featuring the ever-popular Westerly Showband. The concert takes place on Saturday 23rd February 2013, in the Old School Rooms, Stoke Gifford, starting at 7:30pm. Tickets paid for in advance are £5; at the door £6. For advance tickets,

Launch of the Royal British Legion Stoke Gifford Branch Poppy Appeal 2012.

Sunday 28th October 2012 SH (Editor)

Local Poppy Appeal launched at Parkway Station

The award winning Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2012 Poppy Appeal on Friday (26th October) at Parkway Station. The branch has been raising record amounts for the Poppy Appeal in recent years. In 2010/11, it raised £30,500 and then in 2011/12 it broke even that record with £37,500. In 2010/11, the Stoke Gifford branch

Stoke Gifford Poppy Appeal launch at Bristol Parkway Station.

Sunday 2nd September 2012 SH (Editor)

British Legion branch heading for another record year of fundraising

The award winning Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion is heading for another record breaking year of fundraising for the Legion’s Poppy Appeal. For the current year which runs from 1st October 2011 to 30th September 2012, the branch has so far raised over £36,500, an increase of £6,000 on last year’s branch record of £30,500. For the

Monday 20th February 2012 SH (Editor)

Showband to feature in British Legion concert

The Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion is staging an evening of musical entertainment on Saturday (25th February) to raise funds for its vitally important welfare work. Music will be provided by the Westerly Showband, which will treat concert-goers to a programme of wonderful music, some Gershwin classics and favourite songs of yesteryear. Band Leader: Chris Harris; Vocalist:

Wednesday 18th January 2012 SH (Editor)

Royal British Legion branch wins achievement award

The Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion has been recognised as the best achieving ‘small’ branch in the County of Gloucestershire. Branch Chairman Brian Hewtt MBE said: “Four Members of Stoke Gifford Branch recently attended the Royal British Legion Annual County Conference, 2012, held at Barnwood, Gloucester.” “When it came to the presentation of awards, we were all