Any member wishing to place a notice, please send the insertion to: Ron Ward
PLEASE do not forget those brave soldiers who are serving in Afghanistan and who are having rather a hard time of it.
We can help a little by sending parcels (in a shoe box) of no more than two kilos. Sweets are good, suduko books, chewing gum, dried fruit and nuts, biscuits, (not chocolate, it will melt in 40-50 degrees C), cream cheese, fish paste, cheese straws, chutneys, perhaps toothbrushes, face flannels - anything that will make their life a little easier Their knowing that they have not been forgotten is so important.
Address
A BRITISH SOLDIER
for a general distribution centre or NAME of THE SOLDIER
c/o Capt S Beattie MBE S03 JI
HQ Task Force Helmand
Lashkar Garrison
BFPO 715
Tape them up and write one of the addresses from above, and don't forget the sender's name and address. Take the parcel to the post office, you will not be paying postage for up to 2 kilos as it is free. It will take about five days to reach our Armed Forces.
Carol Cathery
Service Committee Chairman.
The Royal British legion
The Legasee war veterans project is looking for volunteers who want to tell their stories.
As part of an exciting social history project, the film company Legasee is looking for war veterans who would like to have their stories filmed for posterity.
This footage will be used to launch a unique online archive of interviews for use by schools, colleges and members of the public.
To kick-start the project, we’re looking for war veterans of any age who wish to recall their experiences in front of the camera for the benefit of future generations.
It doesn’t matter what campaign or country they served in, or what role they played. The Legasee war veterans project is completely free of charge, with any travel expenses paid – all we need is their knowledge, enthusiasm and a small amount of their time to take part in the filming.
If you know anyone that’s interested, please ask them to email me giving their name, age, daytime phone number and brief details of their wartime service so we can contact them to discuss this further.
We hope to hear from you, and please feel free to forward this email to any war veterans that you think might be interested.
Please visit our web site for more information about Legasee - www.Legasee.org.uk
Click here to read about Legasee on The British Legion web site.
Kind regards Dave Player Ex-Royal Engineer
Updated 9th January 2011