Membership
The Royal British Legion invites all supporters of the Legion to join as members. You sign up as a full member from the age of 17 years. Everyone is welcome to join the Legion, regardless of whether or not you have a Service background.
Benefits of Legion Membership
As a member you will receive a free subscription to Legion Magazine which comes out six times per year and has lots of information about the Legion's work throughout the country and abroad.
You can take part in social and sporting activities at local level in your Branch or Club and also at national level.
You can become involved in ceremonial events, for example indirectly through your entitlement to tickets for the Festival of Remembrance, or directly by becoming a Standard Bearer.
As a member you have a voice in the organisation and can vote at your local Branch. With our large membership, the Legion maintains a high profile in the public eye, which helps our lobbying effort in Westminster.
As the nation's custodian of Remembrance your membership of The Royal British Legion ensures the continuing memory of the sacrifice made by our Service personnel.
How to join
Adult Members. To join the Legion, you pay an annual Legion affiliation fee, which is set at the Annual Conference of the Royal British Legion and comes into effect on 1st October 2013. The affiliation fee for men and women over the age of 17 has been set at £14.00. St James's Branch charges a further £5 for Branch Subscription, to generate funds to support specific Legion charity targets on an annual basis.
You can join Legion National Branches online:
• St James's Branch (£5.00 Branch Subscription fee) - total £19.00
• Riders Branch (£5.00 administration fee) - total £18.00
• Y Services (Garat HaY) Branch (£5.00 administration fee) - total £18.00
• National Memorial Arboretum Branch (£5.00 administration fee) - total £18.00
St James's Branch is the only online branch which is able to offer Legion Club affiliation. This is achieved through St James's long partnership with the British Legion Club at Bottisham in Cambridge. Membership of the Bottisham and St James's Club costs only £2.50 annually and will enable St James's Branch members to socialise in any British Legion Club.
If you wish to join St. James's Branch please click the 'How to Join' link on the left hand side under the Branch Information menu, or contact the Membership Liaison Officer, Christine Martin on 020 3207 2335, [email protected]
Subscriptions 2012/13
To summarise, the combined British legion and St James's annual membership fee will be £19.00 from 1 Oct 2013. Members who also wish to include associate membership of legion Clubs will be charged £21.50.
Thank you for supporting The Royal British Legion
