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Upcoming Events 2026

TEWKESBURY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BRANCH - DATES FOR DIARY 2026

DAY

DATE

TIME

EVENT / NOTES

STANDARD BEARER

Saturday

13th June

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Saturday

13th June

1100 - 1600

“This Is Tewkesbury” Community Groups Event - Tewkesbury Abbey (Volunteers required)

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Saturday

20th June

All Day

South Gloucestershire Armed Forces Day - Page Park, Staple Hill, Bristol BS16 5LU

PE

Sunday

21st June

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required)

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Sunday

21st June

1040

Tewkesbury Armed Forces Day Commemoration Tewkesbury Town Hall 

Followed by a short service of commemoration

PE

Monday

22nd June

0945

UK Armed Forces Day Flag Raising Ceremony - Tewkesbury Public Services Centre (formally Tewks Borough Council Offices), (Flag raising @ 1000, followed by tea & stickies in the Members Room @ 1015)

PE

Saturday

11th July

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Monday

13th July

2000 - 2100

Tewks RBL Branch Meeting, Court Room, Tudor House Hotel

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Sunday

19th July

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required)

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Saturday

8th August

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Monday

10th August

2000 - 2100

Tewks RBL Branch Meeting, Court Room, Tudor House Hotel

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Saturday

15th August

All Day

86th Anniversary of VJ Day

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Sunday

16th August

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required)

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Sunday

16th August

1100

 (tbc)

Commemoration of 86th Anniversary of VJ Day, outside Town Hall, Tewkesbury High Street

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Saturday

12th September

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Monday

14th September

2000 - 2100

Tewks RBL Branch Meeting, Court Room, Tudor House Hotel

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Tuesday

15th September

All Day

86th Anniversary of Battle of Britain Day

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Sunday

20th September

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required)

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Saturday

10th October

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Monday

12th October

2000-2100

Tewks RBL Branch Meeting/AGM (Preferred date), Court Room, Tudor House Hotel (tbc)

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Tuesday

13th October

All Day

Distribute Poppy Appeal paraphernalia to schools

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Sunday

18th October

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required)

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All Week

19th - 22nd October

All Day

Distribute Poppy Appeal paraphernalia to shops & factories

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Thursday

22nd October

All Day

Launch of 2026 Poppy Appeal

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Friday 23rd October

to

Saturday 7th November

 

0900 - 1800

Poppy Appeal Collections

Volunteers required for manned tables at Morrisons, Aldi, Dobbies, CoOp & Cotswolds Designer Outlet

 

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Saturday

23rd October

0930 - 1500

Poppy Appeal Street

Collections (Sea Cadets tbc)

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Monday

26th October

1100-1130

Dedication of Garden of Remembrance – Tewkesbury Abbey grounds

PE

Saturday

30th October

0930 - 1500

Poppy Appeal Street Collections

(Army Cadets tbc)

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Saturday

7th November

0930 - 1500

Poppy Appeal Street Collections

(RAF Air Cadets tbc)

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Sunday

8th November

0900 – 1130

Remembrance Day Parade & Church Service

PE

Wednesday

11th November

1045 - 1110

Armistice Day Parade - Tewkesbury War Memorial

tbc

Wednesday

11th November

am (ttbc)

Armistice Day Parade – Tewkesbury Council Offices

tbc

Wednesday

11th November

pm (ttbc)

Armistice Day Parade – Marina Court

tbc

Saturday

14th November

0930 - 1100

Tewkesbury Veterans Breakfast Club – J D Wetherspoons, Royal Hop Pole Hotel

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Sunday

15th November

0930 - 1600

RBL Stand at Tewkesbury High Street Market. (Volunteers required) (tbc)

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Monday

14th December

2030 – 2200

Tewks RBL Branch Meeting/AGM (alternative date), Court Room, Tudor House Hotel (tbc)

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