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.

Amesbury Branch meets at The Boscombe Down Recreation Club, Lyndhurst Road, Amesbury SP4 7PE.

Dates for 2025 are as follows:

• Friday, 7th February - Branch meeting - CANCELLED
• Friday, 14th March - Social event - CANCELLED 
• Friday, 4th April - Branch meeting
• Friday, 16th May - Social event 
• Friday, 13th June - Branch meeting
• Friday, 15th August - VJ Day 80 Commemoration at the War Memorial at St Mary an St Melor Church, Amesbury at 1100hrs. Please assemble not later than 1045hrs.
• Friday, 5th September - Branch meeting
• Friday, 17th October - Annual General Meeting
• Saturday, 8th November - Pre-Parade Briefing at St Mary and St Melor Church
• Sunday 9th November - Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service. 
• Sunday 9th November - Curry Lunch and Raffle.
• Tuesday, 11th November - Armistice Day 

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This is a report of our VJ Day 80 Commemoration which will appear in the September edition of the Stonehenge Trader

Amesbury Branch of the Royal British Legion

VJ Day 80 Commemoration

The Amesbury Branch of the Royal British Legion held a commemoration of VJ Day 80 at the War Memorial, St Mary and St Melor Church on Friday, 15th August at 1100hrs. Between 60 and 70 people attended.

The event began with The Exhortation which was followed by the bugler sounding the Last Post, heralding the two minutes silence. The Branch Chairman, Richard Allen, gave a very powerful, moving and thought provoking address which was very well received by those present and wreaths were laid by representatives of the RBL, the three Services, Amesbury Town Council and three Branch Affiliated Youth Groups, 1011 Squadron Air Training Corps, 1^st Amesbury Girls' Brigade and 1^st Boscombe Down Scouts. The Kohima Epitaph closed the Commemoration.

Lest We Forget

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This year Amesbury Branch will be joining Salisbury Branch for a joint Poppy Appeal Launch. This will take place on Salisbury Guildhall Square on Saturday, 25th October starting at 1000hrs.  It will feature our very own Andy Chaloner with his nationally know Poppy and Military Memorabilia as well as the AFVBC Field Kitchen and the charity book stall.

Please come to support us!

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• Membership is open to everyone. If you have an interest in the objectives of the Legion and want to help and support 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.

Use the link below to join online now.

If you have any problems with our online joining, please phone 0808 802 8080 and one of our staff will be happy to process your membership application over the phone.

If you wish to contact us please email:

Mrs Patricia Allen (Paddy) Branch Secretary

[email protected]

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.