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Yeovil and District RBL

Branch Officer's Roles and Contacts

Our branch officers are:

Branch officers

Note: THE BRANCH AGM WAS HELD on Thursday15th October 2026. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS. All Elected Branch Officers will be allocated respective [email protected] email over the coming months.

President Lt. Col (Retd.) Christopher Le Hardy - (Via Chair)
Chair Simon Woodrow ([email protected]) 
Vice Chairman

Christopher Wilkinson MBE. ([email protected])

Secretary 

Position Vacant, Currently covered by the Web Master. Please contact either the: ([email protected]) or ([email protected]).

Treasurer Cllr Andy Kendall - ([email protected] )
Membership Secretary

Lisa Ann Snowden via ([email protected])

Visit www.britishlegion.org.uk/membership and follow the step by step instructions or call 0800 307 7773 (UK) or see link Membership Application Form 2025 2029 YEOVIL

Branch Committee  Via ([email protected]) - John Emery MBE, L A Snowden, Craig Price, Roger Law.
Branch Recruiting Advisor Lisa Ann Snowden via ([email protected])
Parade Marshall (Ceremonial Lead) Simon Woodrow -Via Chair or Yeovil RBL Face Book (admin page).
Branch Standard Bearer

Position Vacant - Supported by Deputy Standard Bearers & Escort - Contact Parade Marshall

Deputy Standard Bearers & Escort

Via Parade Marshall: 

Branch Community Coordinator(s) & Supporters

Branch Community Coordinator (BCC) Branch Community Supporter (BCS) Welfare, Events, Social, Community Liaison, Recruitment, Press

BCC 1 - Welfare

 BCC1 -Chris Wilkinson, MBE. - RBL Email:  [email protected], - text: 0788508191

BCC 2  Vacant
BCC 3 Vacant
BCC 4 Vacant
Community Support (BCS) Telephone Buddy, Home and Hospital Visitor.
Branch Community Support Supporter: Debbie explains her role as an RBL Branch Community Supporter
BCS Supporter 1 Hospital Visitor

Steve Savage: via RBL Helpline BCS Admin & BCC1.

 email: [email protected]  text: 07977476027

BCS Supporter 2 Vacant
BCS Supporter 3 Vacant
BCS Supporter 4 Vacant
Branch Padre/Chaplin/ Sky Pilot St John's Church, Yeovil. Via Chair or YRBL Face Book page
Branch Bugler Via Parade Marshall - YRBL Face Book page

Branch Face Book Administrator(s)

Simon https://www.facebook.com/groups/220741955187050/

Branch Web Page Administrator

Web Master - Roger Law via email ([email protected])

Branch Correspondence For all Branch Correspondence or Requests, Please Contact the Branch Secretary via email in the first instance ([email protected]), or Web Master ([email protected] )
Branch Press Release & Liaison Officer All Press information requests are to be directed to the Branch Chair or Vice Chair 
Somerset Legion Riders - RBL Motorbike Riders For All Information Regarding RTTW, Rolling Thunder, RBL or Somerset Legion Riders please contact; "Steve (Bob) Latchford" via RBLR Somerset - Face Book Page or ([email protected])
Yeovil Armed Forces Breakfast Club for all Vets & Families alike, Chat, Coffee, Breakfast Catch up and Local Charity Raffles

Yeovil Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club - Face Book Group:

1st & 3rd Saturday of the month @Yeovil Rugby Club, Dorchester Road Church Ln, Yeovil BA22 9TR 

For all Urgent or Welfare Support Please contact the RBL Office Direct on

0808 802 8080

(8am-8pm days a week)

0808 802 8080 (8am-8pm days a week)

Weston-Super-Mare Branch Office & Advice Centre situated at 77 Meadow Street, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1QL.

This will be manned Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 – 14.00 by the Operations Team & Branch Volunteers for Welfare Advice.

Somerset County RBL Web Site for Branch Contacts & Support Information Welcome to The Royal British Legion in Somerset - Somerset -

RBL Women's Section National Branch called "Pall Mall"

Formed in 1921 to safeguard the interests of widows & families of Ex-Service personnel. Anyone is eligible to join. To join or ? visit the RBL Women's Website: https://counties.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/women-s-section/ 

Défense Medical Welfare Service - Yeovil Area 

DMWS Welfare Officer New appointment in post November 2026 - Vacant                  email: Mobile: 

Yeovil District Hospital AFOS Contact  Teri Underwood via NHS Somerset ICB - Armed Forces Community Lead - Face Book or BCS Supporter 1 Hospital Visitor

Somerset Female Armed Forces Community

Coffee Mornings.

Every 2nd Friday of the Month, 

Lyndsay Swan - Somerset Armed Forces Female Coffee Morning Organizer.

Female Armed Forces Community Coffee Morning

Are you a female who is: currently serving, a reservist, a veteran, or the spouse or partner of one? If yes, we would like to invite you to join us for our Coffee Morning at the: 

ARK at Egwood CIC, Egwood House, Egwood, Merriot, Somerset, TA16 5QN. Tel: 01460 391974. www.arkategwood.com - [email protected]

Lyndsay Swan - Somerset Armed Forces Female Link Worker - [email protected] Tel: 07707269817.

Somerset NHS Armed Forces Covenant 

NHS, Somerset Armed Forces Outreach Services AFOS

nhssomerset.nhs.uk Facebook

The ARK at Egewood

Teri Underwood via NHS Somerset Armed Forces Community Lead. [email protected]  Via Facebook.

Rebecca Oliver        Somerset Armed Forces Community Officer. 07468710585 [email protected] 

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) 

Yeovil Outreach -  NHS - AFOS Support Group Monthly Sessions are normally held on a Thursday afternoon 13.00-15.00 at Morley House. (Yeovil Samaritan HQ), 26 West Henford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1XE.

Somerset Armed Forces Link Workers:

Jon Richards - Armed Forces Link Worker - South Somerset, Yeovil  – [email protected] Tel: 07759 005067. 

Louis Bowden - Armed Forces Link Worker - Mendip Area.  [email protected] Tel: 07523 819106.

Lyndsay Swan - Armed Forces Link Worker - Bridgwater, Sedgemoor Area. [email protected] Tel: 07707269817.

Dan Liptrott - Armed Forces Link Worker - Somerset West & Taunton.  [email protected] Tel: 07892828238.

TRBL and UK Men’s Sheds Association’s (UKMSA) Partnership

Yeovil Men's Shed 

Open on Thursday and Saturdays from 09.00 to 17.00 

Sheds - UKMSA Men's Sheds Association

Yeovil Mens Shed - Yeovil Mens Shed

Unit 5b, 8 Buckland Road, Pen Mill Trading Estate, Yeovil BA21 5EA
Contact: Steven Aldred
Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 01935472926 / 07455705105