Meetings
held at the Tyneside Club the first Monday of every month
Everybody welcome
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About
The Royal British Legion |
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The
Royal British Legion was formed in 1921 and is the nation's premier ex-service charity,
dedicated to caring for men and women who have served in the armed forces - and their
dependants.
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Its objects include promoting the welfare of ex-service men or women and their dependants
and relieving hardship among them where it exists; raising and distributing money for
these purposes; assisting serving men and women in their return to civilian life; and
promoting the interests of their dependants while they themselves are still serving.
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Under its Royal Charter, the Legion's help is available to all the categories above,
regardless of whether they are its members. This represents some 15 million people, or one
third of the population. Although it is now over 50 years since the last world war, demand
for the Legion's services is still increasing and is set to continue rising for at least
the next 10 - 15 years.
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For the annual Poppy Appeal, the Legion's poppy factory produces over 30 million poppies,
about 90,000 wreaths and 400,000 remembrance crosses.
For more information visit the Official Royal British Legion Web Site
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