News and Info regarding the RBL Morecambe and Heysham branch
Committee Members of Morecambe and Heysham Branch
President - Mr Harry Sheppard
Chairman - Mr Stuart Moss - 01524380464
Vice Chairman - Mrs Maree Brown - 01524824845
Secretary - Mr Malcom Brown - 07778057980
Treasurer and Poppy Appeal Organiser - Mrs Silvia Nicholson - 01524825309
Membership Sec and Caseworker Chairman - Mr Leslie Croombs - 07966240954
Asst Poppy Appeal Organiser - Mr Ian Nicholson - 01524825309
Caseworker - Mr Lawrence Long - 01524852607
Parade Marshal - Mr Michael Dennison - 01524425353
Committee meetings are held every 2nd Sunday of the month with a caseworker meeting at 10am. Full meeting starts at 10.30am. Any urgent matters for the agenda can be addressed to any of the above.
Our Membership Sec and Caseworker Chairman will hold a surgery every second Wednesday of the month.
Branch News
Poppy Appeal figure announced at the Christams Lunch
The "Turkey and Tinsel" lunch on 30th November provide the backdrop for the announcement of the total monies raised during the period of Remembrance. Sylvia Nicholson proudly announced the total had reached just over £22,000 with more to come in from cheques and donations etc - a great result in this present economic climate.
Below are pictures of Legion members enjoying the day.
Remembrance Day celebrated in style at Legion HQ!!
After parading at the war memorial it was back to the York Hotel to warm up and relax for the rest of the day. Many members came along to enjoy a free sherry or port and to dine on the exellent food on offer from landlady Lynn Dennison. On parade were 14 members of HMS Trafalgar who were also staying at the York for the weekend. They joined in with locals in impromtu sing songs and of course got to know a few of the local girls!!
The navy lads have promised to return next year as sadly Trafalgar is being decommisioned (one of the oldest in the fleet), so it will be a poignent event.
All in all it proved to be a great day and hopefully we can increase the numbers attending next year as well as recruiting new members to the branch as we did this year.
Poppy appeal Launched in style
Friday 10th October 2008
The Morecambe and Heysham Branch launched their 2008 Poppy Appeal in style in the presence of the Mayor of Lancaster Coun Keith Budden and the local MP Geraldine Smith. It was a full committe present as well as members of the women's section as well as rank & file members plus a representitive from County HQ for this historic occasion - the first time in memory that the appeal had been officially launched.
A curry/pie & peas lunch was served to the gathered audience, enjoyed by all.
