Branch Meetings Updates:
Branch Meetings are normally held on the 3rd Wednesday of each Month at 11.30am to 1.00pm in the Darlow Lounge, Ivy Leaf Club, St Ives, and we offer a warm welcome to all. Next dates are as follows:
Weds 15th March
Weds 19th April
Weds 17th May
Weds 21st June
Weds 19th July
Weds 16th August
Weds 20th September
Weds 18th October (AGM)
Weds 15th November
Weds 20th December (...tbc)
Women's Section Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each Month at 11.00am to 1.00pm in the Darlow Lounge, Ivy Leaf Club, St Ives...please contact Monica Thompson (10480 395552) for latest news on Meeting dates.
St Ives Civic Sunday:
The annual ceremony to welcome our New Town Mayor and Town Councillors will take place on Sunday 26th March at St Ives Parish Church (11.30am)
Poppy Bingo:
The Women's Section St Ives Royal British Legion are please to announce that this year's POPPY BINGO will be held on Tuesday 25th April at the St Ives Ivy Leaf Club, Darlow Lounge...be there at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm 'eyes down'. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to the St Ives Poppy Appeal.
Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard:
Our Branch are making arrangements for a visit to the Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard on Wednesday 9th August.
It will be open to ALL Branch Members (+guest) at a total cost of £20 per person. This cost will include return Coach transport and Entry to the venue. On arrival there will be a Guided Coach Tour of the site, then everyone will be free to experience the exhibits on site. Upon leaving at approximately 3.30pm, a short visit will take place to the Chatham Naval War Memorial, where 4 of our local servicemen are named having given their lives in WW1 and WW2.
To avoid disappointment, it is important to register your interest to either Mike Robinson (01480 498959) or Monica Thompson (01480 395552) as soon as possible, as there will be a limited number of spaces on the Coach.
RAF Wyton Open Day:
Will be held at RAF Wyton Base on Saturday 1st July and will include a day full of events ..... timings of Events to be advised
Church Visits:
During our Everyman Remembered commemorations from 2014 to 2018, we made a promise to stay in contact with all those community Churches that supported us, and helped us pay tribute to those brave men/women from our District who fell during the First World War. Unfortunately, events of March 2020 prevented us from doing that, but we are now in a position and our Visits can resume.
We commenced last month (February 2023) with a visit to St Peter's Church, Hemingford Abbots, and our future planned visits are:
Sunday 12th March - Hilton Methodist Church (11.15am)
Sunday 2nd April - St Ives Free Church (11.00am)
Sunday 23rd April - St Ives Methodist Church (10.00am)
Sunday 21st May - St Andrews Church, Abbots Ripton (11.30am)
Sunday 11th June - St john the Baptist Church, Woodhurst (10.00am)
Sunday 9th July - St James Church, Hemingford Grey (10.00am)
Sunday 13th August - St Peter's & St Paul's Church, Fenstanton (10.00am)
Sunday 17th September - St Ives Parish Church (10.15am)
Sunday 22nd October - St John the Baptist Church, Holywell (9.30am)
Sunday 12th November - All Saints Church, Broughton (6.00pm)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis:
We in The Royal British Legion St Ives Branch are aware that many of our members have been isolated and concerned at these troubled times.
If you know of a service veteran or a dependant who is isolated and needs our support, please let us know their contact details and we will contact them; they don't need to be Legion members for us to help them.
A list of Contact Groups are provided here that may provide support and assistant in these difficult times, if needed:
LIFELINE (Cambs)
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0808 808 2121
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7 – 11pm daily
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SANELINE
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0300 304 7000
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4:30 to 1030pm daily
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ANXIETY UK
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03444 775 774
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9:30 to 5:30 (excl B/H)
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The MIX – Under 25s
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0808 808 4994
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4 – 11pm daily
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CHILDLINE
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0800 1111
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Website has many resources e.g. for deaf, English as 2nd Lang etc.
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SILVERLINE – older people
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0800 470 80 90
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ANYTIME
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C.A.L.M. (Men)
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0800 585858
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5pm to midnight
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SAMARITANS
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116 123
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ALL DAY, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
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NO PANIC
Youth Helpline
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0844 967 4848
0330 606 1174
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10am to 10pm calls charged 5ppmin.
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OCD ACTION
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0845 390 6232
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Not immediate support – if busy will call back in 48 hrs.
support@ocdaction.org.uk
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SUPPORT LINE
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01708 765200
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NOT A CRISIS LINE - Emotional support to any individual on any issue.
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