Hi All please note new address of Birmingham County Head Office
1 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8TG.
Tel 0121 456 9497
up and running now

VE DAY VIDEO LONDON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWQcshcg7f8
In Birmingham it rained and rained and ?

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
BIRMINGHAM COUNTY ACTIVITY & EVENT SCHEDULE 2010

Dear members

I have drawn up a list of events that will take place in Birmingham this year, and as many of you are aware from October the Legion is celebrating its 90th Anniversary throughout the Nation details of this exciting event and what Birmingham will be doing will be made available in due course.
There are clear advantages of having me as your County Chairman so here is information hot off the press in 2011 Birmingham will be hosting a Cathedral Event which will include Bands and choir this type of event will take place Nationwide.
Further to an idea I had which I called vet’s in the Park has now been developed by the County Vice Patron Councillor Mike Sharpe who has approached the Botanical Gardens to host the event which is now renamed and called Vet’s in the Garden. The generosity of the Botanical Garden has identified the Legion as being there Charity of the Year, for 2011 there will be more information about this event in due course.
And finally the Royal British Legion Birmingham County has now been selected to receive the honour of Freedom of the City a very signal honour I am sure you will all agree.
You will note from this year’s forthcoming events, a new item is scheduled to take place which is called Silence in the Square on 11th November. This event will take place in Victoria Square and will be linked by satellite to London and Swansea. The Fountain in Victoria Square will be the focal point where poppies will be placed by those present into the water; the plans for this are well underway, further details will be available when known.

V E Day 8 May 2010
• This will be a low key event. Being held in Victoria Square

Lord Mayors Show 31 May 2010.
• Venue Victoria Square details TBA

Flag Raising Day 21 June 2010.
• Venue Victoria Square at the Council House

Armed Forces Day 26 June 2010
• Venue Victoria Square, Chamberlain Square and Council House.

Official Opening Ceremony for New County Head Office
• No 1 Hagley Rd, Birmingham

Legion on Tour 3-6 August 2010 Victoria Square (Welare) Further details TBA

Poppy Launch 30 October 2010
• Victoria Square Programme to be notified

Birmingham Festival of Remembrance 7 November 2010
• Programme to be notified

Opening of Garden of Remembrance 8 November 2010
• Venue Hall of Memory

Armistice Day 11 November 2010
• Venue Hall of Memory

Silence in the Square 11 November 2010.
• Venue Victoria Square This event is a new one for Birmingham therefore the programme for the day TBA.

Remembrance Sunday 14th November 2010
• City Council arrangements TBA

Birmingham Tattoo
• Saturday 27th November & Sunday 28th November 2010

Wishing you all the very best

Dave

Absolutely Marvelous a big well done to all involved you have done the City and the Ex-Service Community proud

Birmingham Mail News. 17 March 2010.

Royal British Legion in Birmingham celebrates 14 per cent rise in takings.

BRUMMIES helped the Royal British Legion in the city raise more than £336,000 for last year’s Poppy Appeal – up 14 per cent.
Mike Morris, secretary of RBL Birmingham, was delighted with the figure but issued a reminder that the 2009 appeal was ongoing.
“We are very pleased people in Birmingham are so generous,” he said.
“We’ve raised £335,983, up by 14 per cent on the previous year, and it’s creeping up all the time.
“Many people think the Poppy Appeal is just over Remembrance time but it goes on throughout the year.”
The RBL’s coffers were boosted last weekend when a collection was held at a performance of Spike Milligan’s Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall, at Birmingham’s Rep Theatre.