Youth Membership

Youth Membership offers the opportunity to take part in Royal British Legion parades as a youth standard bearer - and the possibility of taking part in the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

You can learn to play a musical instrument, become a Majorette, or develop your musical skills in the friendly atmosphere of a Royal British Legion band - and experience all the thrill of public performances.

And if you are already a member of an organisation like the Guides, Scouts or one of the Cadet organisations you can affiliate the whole group to your local Royal British Legion branch.

To join The Royal British Legion as a Youth Member costs only £2.50 a year.

Contact us

For more information, please contact:

Youth, Sports and Membership Support Officer
The Royal British Legion
Haig House, 199 Borough High Street
London SE1 1AA

Youth Standard Bearer

As a Youth Member you can be trained as a Royal British Legion Youth Standard Bearer. If you are good at it, there are competitions between branches and counties which lead to The National Youth Standard Bearer Competition.

The winner of this competition holds the position of The Royal British Legion National Youth Standard Bearer and attends events such as the Festival of Remembrance held at the Royal Albert Hall in London each year.

Youth bands and majorette troupes

The Royal British Legion has a number of youth bands and majorette troupes in England and Wales. In addition some adult bands are happy to accept youth members and may even teach you to play a musical instrument.

Find one local to you and telephone them for more information. Or simply contact the National Youth Officer, who can advise you if there is a band or majorette troupe in your area.

You must be a Youth Associate Member of The Royal British Legion once you are established in the band. You can join some bands or majorette troupes below the age of 12 but you will be expected to join become a Youth Associate Member when you reach 12.

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