Membership

Joining the Legion

Membership of The Royal British Legion is available to all adults, not just those who are serving or have served in the HM Forces and we always welcome new members.  Find your local BRANCH and contact the County Secretary to get details of the branch membership secretary then just fill in a membership form and pass it to the membership secretary.  Don't forget to also fill in your Direct Debit form too. That way you won't forget to renew your membership next year.  If you like the social life, drop into your local CLUB.  If you want to become a member of the Legion without being joining your local branch then please send your application and Direct Debit form to the County Secretary

All members pay an affiliation fee of £12 per year (see paragraph on Annual Conference below) and most branches have a small admin fee of a pound or two on top,  Club fees vary from club to club.

A way to help the Legion is to tick the Gift Aid box.  For every £1 of your affiliation fee and any donations, the Legion can claim 25p from the Inland Revenue.  It costs you nothing.  Simply tick the box.

You should be aware that the Legion year runs from the 1st October to 30th September.  Those joining the Legion between 1st October and 30th June will be issued with a membership card expiring 30th September that year and will be required to pay again from 1st October.  Those joining on or after 1st July will receive a card expiring 30th September the following year therefore gaining up to three free months.

The Royal British Legion plays an active role in the local community, and we rely on the help of our members to carry out our work in their local areas.  There are many ways people can help and become involved and all are essential to our work for the serving and ex-Service community.

Annual Conference 2011

There has been a great deal of concern about a single large increase in the annual affiliation fee.  The good news is that the delegates at last year's Annual Conference voted to increase the fee by £1 each year for the next six years.  This means that on 1st October 2011 the affiliation fee was increased to £12.

Events

Check out our News from the County and Events section for details of planned events.

County News

For news of what's going on in the County click on the links below:

• Jan 2011
• Feb 2011
• Mar 2011
• Apr 2011
• May 2011
• Jun 2011
• Jul 2011
• Aug 2011
• Sep 2011
• Oct 2011
• Nov 2011
• Dec 2011
• Jan 2012

County Conference

The minutes of the County Conference held on 15th January 2011 are here.  The 2012 Conference will take place at Headcorn Village Hall on Saturday 21st January.

Legion in the Community

To raise public awareness of what the Legion does in our community and encourage more people to get involved with the welfare, fundraising and membership activities of the Legion, we participate in various events and activities such as:

• County Shows
• Local Fetes/Fairs
• Open Evenings
• Concerts
• Armed Forces Day (previously Veterans Day)
• Attending Carnivals, Military Air Shows and Military Open Days.

If you have an event planned then let County HQ know all about it.  The 'Legion in the Community' (LIC) scheme is a perfect opportunity to publicise your Royal British Legion event.