News and Events in Honiton
Events for 2025 - We are currently planning the following events for 2025.
8th May - Victory in Europe (VE) Day, 80th Anniversary.
14th June - Falklands War, 43rd Anniversary.
28th June - Armed Forces Day.
20th July - Honiton Market Charter Day.
15th August - Victory over Japan (VJ) Day, 80th Anniversary.
27th Oct – Poppy Appeal Starts, St Paul’s Church (The Poppy Appeal will run from 27th October 2024 until 9th November 2025).
4th Nov - Festival of Remembrance, Exeter.
9th Nov - Remembrance Sunday, St Paul’s Church (1430hrs onwards).
11th Nov - Armistice Day, St Paul’s Church (1050hrs onwards) .
We will hold an Act of Homage at the Honiton War Memorial on Monday 11th November 2025. Parading at 1050hrs
Our main Remembrance Day Service and Parade will be held at the Honiton War Memorial. Stepping off from The Star in New Street at 1430hrs on Sunday 11th November 2024.
AGM - Our next AGM (2025) will be held on Wednesday 8th October 2025.
Annual Poppy Appeal - Thank you to everyone that has shown an interest in helping out on this years Poppy Appeal, an an even bigger thank you to those that have helped out in previous years.
Honiton Royal British Legion – 100 Years, and beyond, Supporting The Community
In early 1921 Great Britain witnessed the formation of The British Legion. Honiton saw the benefits of such an organisation and was quick to form a branch of The British Legion in the early days of the organisation. The Honiton Branch of what is now The Royal British Legion was formed on 19th July 1921 and is still alive and strong in the Town 100 years later.
The club has come and gone and was a local well supported club for 50 years, but the Honiton Branch of The Royal British Legion has survived and still boasts a membership of nearly 100. The Branch has been running the local Poppy Appeal and organising the annual festival of remembrance in Honiton since its formation. As well as these annual events it also continues to support members of the armed forces and service community when asked to do so as well as actively fundraising for its specific causes.
The Honiton Branch of The Royal British Legion has supported the Armed Forces Family in Honiton has only continued to operate for the last 100 years because of the support of its dedicated Branch management and committee. For it to survive in the future it needs younger people to take over the reigns and manage the Branch in the future. As a process of future proofing the Branch, the Branch is now actively seeking like minded people to take over the reigns and manage the Branch into the future. Is there anyone in Honiton who is ready to take up the challenge. If you are that person please get in touch through the normal channels.
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Monthly Meeting - We meet at 19:30 Hours on the second Wednesday of every month at The Con Club, Honiton. Non-Members are invited to attend when accompanied by a member. This way Non-Members can find out more about us.
Branch Vacancies:
We still have several vacancies on our Branch Committee, these are:
Branch President.
Advice and Information Officer.
Branch Youth Officer.
Branch Events Officer.
Branch Media Officer.
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Not a member, this is not a problem, prior membership is not required to serve on our committee. If you would like to talk to us about volunteering for one of these positions, please get in touch.
