Welcome to the Faringdon Branch and Shrivenham Sub-Branch
The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading Armed Forces
charity and one of its largest membership organisations. Members
get together through the network of branches and clubs all over the
country and overseas to participate in social, fundraising and
welfare activities.
Faringdon Branch and Shrivenham Sub-Branch meet on the third
Wednesday of every month at Faringdon Bowling
Club, Gravel Walk, Faringdon, at 7.30pm.
Membership is open to everyone. You do not have to have a
Services background. If you have an interest in the objectives of
the Legion and want to help and support for those who have served
and their families, come and join us. We welcome men and women of
all ages, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not.
Legion membership ensures that
- Remembrance is kept alive and that the sacrifices our brave
Service men and women have made are never forgotten.
- The ex-Service community have a voice and that their concerns
are brought to the public eye.
Becoming a member also provides the opportunity to get involved
in a wide range of activities and events held locally, regionally
and nationally throughout the year.
For more information, please email the Secretary, Mrs Yvonne
Belcher, on belchershar@talktalk.net
If you wish to report any inaccuracies or omissions on this site
please email Patrick Wheare on patandeve@wheare.me
Repatriations
For updated information on all Repatriations,
please go to
The Faringdon Repatriation meetings on the A420 at
the Folly Hill layby ended in August 2011 when repatriations
moved from RAF Lyneham to RAF Brize Norton. The route
to the J.R. Hospital in Oxford changed and the
Cortege no longer goes through Royal Wootton Bassett or passes
along the A420 close to Faringdon.
A roadway at Carterton - Norton Way - is now used for
families, media and members of the public wishing to show
their respects. The road is closed off from one
roundabout to the next one from 10.00am. to 4.00pm on the day of a
repatriation. The Cortege travels along this road from
RAF Brize Norton, after leaving Britannia Gate (Gate 6), and makes
its way towards the A40 and on to
Oxford.
Allocated Car Parking is signposted and is on the
roadways of a disused housing estate off Monahan
Way. Facilities, such
as Toilets, Tea/Coffee, etc, will be available at
the Sports Pavilion off Norton Road.
About The Royal British Legion
We provide financial, social and emotional care and support to
all members of the British Armed Forces - past and present and
their families. The Legion is also the national Custodian of
Remembrance and safeguards the Military Covenant between the nation
and its Armed Forces and is best known for the annual Poppy Appeal
and its emblem the red poppy.
Founded in 1921, the Legion is not just about those who fought
in the two World Wars of the last century, but also about those
involved in the many conflicts since 1945 and those still fighting
for the freedom we enjoy today.
Visit www.britishlegion.org.uk for details of
our national initiatives.
