NATIONAL BRANCHES DISTRICT (NBD) – Y SERVICES (GARATS HAY) BRANCH BYE-LAWS – RECORD OF APPROVAL The Royal British Legion Y Services (Garats Hay) Branch: BR3502 BRANCH BYE-LAWS As authorised by the Membership Council APPROVED National Branches District Chairman ………………………………………… (Signature) Date: …………………………………… The following Branch Bye-Laws are supplementary to the 2003 Royal Charter of Incorporation and Schedules of the Royal … Read More
New Website
Garats HaY Branch New WebsiteAfter many hours of hard graft, sweat and tears, the ‘Y’ Services (Garats HaY) Branch of the Royal British Legion has a brand new website!6 months ago, the committee decided that the Branch website could be used to better effect. Modern web technologies allow for faster communication and are able to let people keep in touch … Read More
Easy Fundraising
Here is a brand new way that members of the Y Services (Garats Hay) Branch of the Royal British Legion can raise funds for the Poppy Appeal without: Yomping across the Sahara Desert Cycling across Europe Swimming the Channel Pounding the streets of Lincoln All this fundraising scheme requires is a few extra keystrokes on your PC/Laptop/Tablet. You wont even … Read More
Mrs Joan Nicholls ATS
OBITUARY Mrs Joan Nicholls ATS 1926 – 2017 The ‘Listeners’ – Ladies Beaumanor Watches: Joan Nicholls 2nd from the left. It is with a great deal of sadness that I have to convey the news that Mrs Joan Nicholls passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday, the 19th of May. For those who didn’t know Joan, she was … Read More
Chairman’s Handover 2016
A MESSAGE FROM THE OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN On the 12th of November at the Branch AGM in Loughborough, I stood down after four years as your Branch Chairman. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank our excellent committee and loyal membership for their support during my time in the chair. I believe we have moved the Branch forward … Read More
Mrs Ann Pope
OBITUARY Mrs Ann Pope It is with great regret that I have to inform our members of the recent death of ANN POPE of Stowmarket in Suffolk. Ann had been a member of the Branch since 2000. Unfortunately, not much more is known about Ann’s career in Y Services, but since she was born in 1918, it is safe to … Read More
Request for Historical Information
I recently received the following email from someone who had found our branch via our website. Can anyone help the sender, Paul Scott, with his request for information about a WW2 DF site in Essex ? If you have anything to pass on to Paul, please contact me at chairman@garatshay.org.uk and I will put you in touch with him. “Just found your … Read More
Mrs A S (Nancy) Pulley
OBITUARY MRS A S (NANCY) PULLEY It is with great regret that I have to inform our members of the recent death of NANCY PULLEY of Bakewell in Derbyshire. NANCY had been a member of the Branch since 1997. Unfortunately, not much more is known about NANCY’s career in Y Services, but since she was born in 1922, it is … Read More