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Her Royal Highness, Anne, The Princess Royal has arrived! Today she will commemorate the official opening of Greenwich House; which houses veterans over the age of 55 and their spouses on our Centenary Village in Aylesford.
@royalfamily
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#PrincessRoyal
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Today is
@nfassociation
The Not Forgotten Association’s (NFA) Annual Garden Party at Buckingham Palace 💂♀️
A number of Veterans from RBLI village have been invited to attend the prestigious day. Wishing them all a lovely time.
📷 Some of the Veterans attending
#RBLI100
Thank you
@mrjamesob
and
@LBC
for mentioning our isolation
@rbli
.co.uk project. Our veterans in our assisted living and care homes would LOVE to hear from people in the wider community. Please send pictures, messages, videos, anything - it would make their day ❤️ THANK YOU 🙏🏻
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the start of UK military operations in Afghanistan. Let us remember the 457 British personnel lost in the conflict and all those affected by the wars in Afghanistan
#ukmilitary
#letusremember
Bear Grylls was so excited to see his friend and Tommy Club Founding Patron, Ash Alexander Cooper, on the front cover of the Tommy Club magazine.
Great to hear Bear speak at the successful Armed Forces Christian Service in Shrivenham last week.
@ashalexcooper
@BearGrylls
Our elderly veterans in our assisted living accommodation and care homes are some of the many people having to isolate for 12 weeks. If you would like to brighten their day, you can email a message, picture or video to isolation
@RBLI
.co.uk ❤️
#WereInThisTogether
#IsolationLife
🕚 | Lest We Forget
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Who's looking forward to tonight? ⚽🇬🇧 Good luck to Tommy Club Ambassador, Harry Kane and the rest of the England Team in tonight's match. Team RBLI will be behind you all of the way.
#tommyclub
#rbli
#comeonengland
#euro2020
Did you know
@leytonorientfc
are our corporate sponsors? We’re honoured to be working in partnership, especially with the club’s close Armed Forces links. The sponsorship helps to support veterans get off the streets, into homes & back in employment
@ck66ltd
@LOFCPartners
@HCANE
Today marked a very special day for all of us at Royal British Legion Industries as we warmly welcomed Her Majesty The Queen in a visit commemorating our centenary.
#RBLI100
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#Centenary
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#Veterans
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@RoyalFamily
Today marks 39 years since the end of The Falklands War, together we are remembering all those who gave their lives in its defence and thanking everyone who served for their country.
#FalklandsWar
#FalklandsRemembrance
We are delighted to announce that
#TommyClub
will be the home shirt partner for
@leytonorientfc
for 2021/22 ⚽. Huge thank you to
@HKane
for choosing us as your Charity partner!
Delighted to be sponsoring
@leytonorientfc
's kits again next season. The home shirt is dedicated to The Tommy Club, a fantastic cause for our country’s veterans.
@RBLI
Thank you so much to
@waitrose
for their incredibly kind and generous donation of non-perishable food items for our elderly and vulnerable veterans ❤️
#communitysupport
Today, the world celebrates
#VictoryinEurope
, ending the war with Germany in 1945. It was on this day that Winston Churchill made a national radio broadcast announcing the news that the war in Europe had ended. Happy VE Day to you all!
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#VEday
#VE
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
#WeWillRememberThem
For the Fallen
BY LAURENCE BINYON
#RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget
We were lucky to welcome
@TomTugendhat
MBE MP to RBLI’s Village last week. During his visit, he met with some veterans on our village who have overcome homelessness to hear about their stories and how they are turning their lives around.
#rbli
#supportforveterans
On Wednesday 6th November, Her Majesty The Queen will be visiting RBLI’s Village in Aylesford, Kent to mark our centenary.
This is a proud and momentous occasion for RBLI, as we celebrate 100 years of supporting veterans and those with disabilities.
📷 HM visiting RBLI in 1975
Have you heard the news!? Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company opening in June 2018. This exciting new venture will offer much needed employment opportunites for Scotland’s veterans. For more information visit
#TeamTommy
have done it, they’ve travelled 868 miles across the country to bring Tommy home to our social enterprise Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Co! 🎉🇬🇧
Huge thank you to each and every one of you for your support along the way.
Thank you to the 12 amazing Tommy Club Champions who gave up their time to volunteer for us this weekend. Altogether we raised almost £5000 for our nation's heroes.
We are so lucky to have such enthusiastic and committed Champions!
Today we celebrated a significant milestone in our long-standing partnership with leading infrastructure company Amey.
This is the 20,000th sign our team of veterans have made for Amey which is an astonishing £2.5m in sales since 2014.
#socialvalue
@Ameyplc
🗣 CALLING FOR DONATIONS 🙏🏻
If anyone local to our Village in Aylesford is able to donate some garden furniture for our veterans in our emergency shelter accommodation, it would be very warmly received!
As you can see, their current set up isn’t ideal!
#stuckinachair
We are so proud to launch this new Tommy military figure which shows our shared support for our veterans and the club's incredible military history.
@leytonorientfc
Today is the last day for guaranteed November 11th delivery!
Get yours today here:
Imagine teasing a cadet for wearing their uniform on Armistice Day...? That's what happened to Air Cadet, Taeghan.
Taeghan, from everyone at RBLI, wear your uniform proudly and don't let anyone tear you down for it! We've got your back!
#BeMoreTaeghan
💙
Never, EVER underestimate the strength of the military community, nor the fierce pride we take in our personnel - full-time, Reservists and Cadets alike - and the uniforms they so proudly wear.
Stand tall, Taeghan - we’ve got you ✊
#BeMoreTaeghan
💙
@AllyGordon10
@aircadets
Having previously served with Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), Violet now kindly gives us an insight into her military service and what the Remembrance period means to her.
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#LestWeForget
#WeWillRememberThem
The battle of Goose Green took place on 28th and 29th May with both British and Argentine forces enduring hostile weather conditions and hand-to-hand combat. RBLI are here to help every veteran struggling with the impact of war.
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#falklandswar
#falklands
Today marks the 74th Anniversary of
#VEDay
. VE Day is an opportunity for the nation to remember the courage and bravery of millions of men and women who served and in many cases died for their country in
#WW2
and other conflicts.
Today we will remember the sacrifices made by our Armed Forces, and raise a glass to those still serving. 🍻
You can put your
#TommyintheWindow
to show your support too.
We are incredibly proud to support our Armed Forces when they need us most. Thank you for your service. 🙌
According to an official academic study, 7% of Falklands veteran deaths have been attributable to suicide. The sad truth is that the impact of war stretches far beyond the battlefield. We are here to support every veteran.
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#falklandswar
#falklands
We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Dame Vera Lynn. She was a beacon of hope, Queen of morale & of course, our Forces Sweetheart.
A true icon who will be sorely missed.
We'll Meet Again, Dame Vera. ❤️️
For those of you who had an eye on our tracker you’ll have noticed
#TeamTommy
have been on another diversion to get to London. They were on a top secret mission to deliver a very special VE Day Tommy to…
Tommy Club Ambassador and England Football Captain,
@HKane
The whole RBLI Team is saddened to hear the news of
@captaintommoore
. A truly incredible serviceman who went above and beyond for this nation, our thoughts are with his family
Happy Birthday to
@captaintommoore
or rather newly appointed Colonel Tom! ❤️
What a wonderful gesture from the Chief of General Staff ❤️
All of us at RBLI would like to wish you the most fantastic birthday, you are an inspiration to us all.
📸: Ministry of Defence, UK, 2020
After the final battle, commencing at Port Stanley on 11th June, a ceasefire was declared, ending the Falklands war with Argentine surrender on the morning of 14th June 1982.
#rbli
#supportforveterans
#falklandswar
#falklands
What an amazing VE Day! Thank you to
@lovesarahj1
for making an absolutely incredible cake 🧁 for our veterans and to our wonderful partner
@shepherdneame
for donating the spitfire beer 🍺 for the celebrations - it was the perfect day 🎉🇬🇧 Thank you!
LCpl Gillon was killed in Iraq on 11th March 2020.
Her family are unable to hold the memorial she deserves due to current circumstances. Instead her family have asked the public to light a candle at 9pm tonight in her memory 🕯
#ShineBrightBrodie
#shinebrightbrodie
Tomorrow we lay Brodie to rest in a private service. Please join us in remembrance by lighting a candle at 9pm Tuesday 31st.
@BritishArmy
Our social enterprise
#BritainsBravestManufacturingCompany
is directly involved in the production of ‘Tommies’ for the
#ThereButNotThere
campaign; over 40,000 figures have already been sold!
Profits go to selected mental health and armed forces charities.
👀 | Giant Tommy was looking fantastic this morning in our Garden of Honour.
It's such a lovely spot to sit and enjoy a moment of peace and tranquility, read through the names of our Wall of Honour or stand to pay your respects at our newly installed Field of Remembrance.
Her Majesty The Queen is 94 today! 🎉
May we all age with the same grace and strength you have demonstrated over the years.
Happy Birthday Ma'am.
#HappyBirthdayYourMajesty
Today we welcomed Kent
#Freemasons
@westkentmasons
@EastkentProv
to our village.
Thanks to a major donation from the Masonic Charitable Foundation, more than 350 vulnerable veterans will be supported through our tailored STEP-IN programme helping them move towards independence.
A big thank you to
@nfassociation
and
@RoyalFamily
for hosting our
#veterans
and residents yesterday for TNFA's annual garden party at Buckingham Palace, hosted by The Duchess of Gloucester.
They all had an amazing day and have memories they will cherish forever ❤️
#RBLI100
We are so proud to say that we were awarded GOLD ERS today ⭐ thank you to
@DRM_Support
for all their help and encouragement.
We are champions of veteran employment and it feels fantastic to have this gold as recognition. Here's to supporting more veterans into employment! 👏
Our partner
@Remembered2018
has projected their
#ThereButNotThere
Tommy onto the Rock of the Gibraltar to raise awareness of lives lost in WWI as well as raising money for veterans today. Help by purchasing your own (smaller!) Tommy made by
@BravestMfgCo
:
We are delighted to say that our LifeWorks Programme been awarded the ‘EX-FORCES INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR’ at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards! 🎉
@exforcesawards
On Wednesday we waved off veterans who are setting sail with the
@JubileeSailing
! They’re taking part in Lord Dannatt’s Round Britain Challenge which is set to be the UK’s largest centenary memorial activity marking the end of WW1.