The Stoke Gifford branch of The Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2015/16 Poppy Appeal with a ceremony in the foyer of Bristol Parkway Station this afternoon (Friday 23rd October). The branch was pleased to welcome a special guest, Chelsea Pensioner Brian Cummings MBE, who cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the start of the local appeal. Mr Cummings retired from
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The Stoke Gifford branch of The Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2014 Poppy Appeal with a ceremony in the foyer of Bristol Parkway Station on Friday 24th October. The ceremony was attended by Station Manager Linda Swainger, Jack Lopresti MP (RBL branch vice president) and members of the Bristol Squadron of the RBL Riders (motorcyclists). Parkway Station is one
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Local MP Jack Lopresti joined the Stoke Gifford Branch of The Royal British Legion (RBL) to launch their 2013 Poppy Appeal at Bristol Parkway Station today (Friday 25th October). The ceremony was also attended by Station Manager Linda Swainger and members of the Bristol Squadron of the RBL Riders (motorcyclists). The local RBL branch will again be supplying its legendary knitted
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The award winning Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2012 Poppy Appeal on Friday (26th October) at Parkway Station. The branch has been raising record amounts for the Poppy Appeal in recent years. In 2010/11, it raised £30,500 and then in 2011/12 it broke even that record with £37,500. In 2010/11, the Stoke Gifford branch
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The award winning Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion is heading for another record breaking year of fundraising for the Legion’s Poppy Appeal. For the current year which runs from 1st October 2011 to 30th September 2012, the branch has so far raised over £36,500, an increase of £6,000 on last year’s branch record of £30,500. For the
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The Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion has been recognised as the best achieving ‘small’ branch in the County of Gloucestershire. Branch Chairman Brian Hewtt MBE said: “Four Members of Stoke Gifford Branch recently attended the Royal British Legion Annual County Conference, 2012, held at Barnwood, Gloucester.” “When it came to the presentation of awards, we were all
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