January
programme to be announced
February
Branch Committee Meeting
Monday 16 February 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
March
programme to be announced
April
Branch Committee Meeting
Friday 3 April 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
ANZAC Day
Saturday 25 April 2026
Ypres and surrounding
May
VE Day
Friday 8 May 2026
Ypres
RBL Annual Conference
Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May 2026
Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
More information here
Branch Committee Meeting
Saturday 23 May 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
June
Burial Service for Three French Soldiers
Thursday 4 June 2026 at 1430
Nécropole nationale française de Saint Charles de Potyze, Ypres
Rededication service for Sgt Ernest Stevens and LCpl John Springate
both of 11 Bn Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment,
who were killed in action on 1-2 October 1918.
Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 1500
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
More information here
Burial service for Private Horace Cook, Private Frederick Martin, Private Thomas Whitaker, Private Courtney Hart, Private Joseph Turnley, and Private Charles Russell
All of 2/4 Bn Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 1500
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
More information here
King's Birthday Celebrations
Saturday 13 June 2026 at 1500
St George's Memorial Church and Church Hall
July
92nd Ceremony in commemoration of the British and Belgian soldiers fallen for peace.
Thursday 11 July 2026 at 1100
The Cenotaph, London, UK
More information here
Burial service: 3 unknown Commonwealth soldiers
Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 1000
Poelcapelle British Cemetery
More information here
Branch Committee Meeting
Thursday 30 July 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
August
Four Days of the Yzer
Closing Ceremony
Friday 21 August at 1600
More information here
September
82nd Tank Ceremony
RBL Antwerp
Saturday 5 September at 1330
More information here
Liberation of Ypres Commemorations
Belgian, Polish, French Memorials, and Last Post at Menin Gate, Ypres
Sunday 6 September at 1030
Branch Committee Meeting
Saturday 12 September 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
Battle of Britain Memorial Service
Saturday 19 September 2026 at 1115
St George's Memorial Church Hall
Organiser: RAF-SAAF Association, Ypres
Rededication service for Private George Pert of the 7th Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders who was killed in action on 20 October 1918.
Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 1030
Harlebeke New British Cemetery
More information here
Rededication service for Second Lieutenant Frank Fleming of 4th Battalion (attached 7th Battalion) The Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on 11 April 1918.
Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 1400
Voormezeele Enclosure No 3
More information here
October
Tank Memorial Ypres Salient Commemoration
Saturday 3 October 2026
Poelcappelle
Organiser: Tank Memorial Ypres Salient
Further details to follow
85th Anniversary Commemoration of the loss of RAF Hampden Flight over Waasmunster
10 October 2026 at 1300
Waasmunster Community Cemetery, Pontravelaan, Waasmunster
Organiser: NSB and Town of Waasmunster.
Burial service for Lance Corporal Claude Stanley Dell of 5th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 25 April 1915.
Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 1400
Poelcapelle British Cemetery
More information here
RBL Poppy Appeal Launch
Thursday 22 October 2026
London, UK
Branch Committee Meeting
Friday 23 October 2026 at 1400 (to be confirmed)
St George's Memorial Church Hall
Belgian Poppy Appeal Launch
Date and further details to be announced
Antwerp
Ypres Day Parade 2026
Saturday 31 October 2026 at 1800
Belgian Memorial and Last Post at Menin Gate
November
RBL Festival of Remembrance
Saturday 7 November 2026, evening and afternoon
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Tickets by ballot (ballot closed, tickets allocated)
More information here
Armistice Day
Wednesday 11 November 2026
- 0845 Commemoration French cemetery St. Charles de Potyze
- 0915 Service in St. Georges Memorial Church
- 0930 Eucharist in St. Martin's Cathedral
- 1020 Poppy Parade led by Ypres Surrey Pipes & Drums
- 1030 Ceremony at the Belgian Monument
- 1100 Ceremony and Last Post under the Menin Gate (by invitation only)
- 1130 Unrolling the peace flag
- 1230 West Yorkshire Police Band performance on the Grand Place (to be confirmed)
- 1400 Carillon concert by Ludo Geloen
- 1430 Guided walk: civilian victims (to be confirmed)
- 1700 Concert The Great War Remembered - info
- 2000 Daily Last Post under the Menin Gate (open to all)
Annual General Meeting
Saturday 28 November 2026 at 1000
St George's Memorial Church Hall
December
Branch Christmas Dinner
Date to be announced
Talbot House, Poperinge
