The Royal British Legion has apologised for past ‘discrimination’ against the LGBTQ+ community and LGBTQ+ war veterans, winning ‘praise and thanks’ for its decision and its new commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
The Royal British Legion has apologised for past ‘discrimination’ against the LGBTQ+ community and LGBTQ+ war veterans, winning ‘praise and thanks’ for its decision and its new commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Put your flags out for VE Day 75th anniversary on 8 May
Royal British Legion to celebrate 5o years since the Stonewall riots, with two events at Bar Broadway in the run up to Brighton & Hove Pride.
Bar Broadway will host a special fundraising event for the Royal British Legion to mark Remembrance Sunday on November 11.
Four public spaces in Brighton & Hove designated as Centenary Fields as part of a national initiative to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1.
The strains of ‘Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag’ will echo around Hove on Thursday November 15 as locals gather to share their family memories and memorabilia of the First World War on board Brighton & Hove Buses’ Heritage Bus.
On August 8, 1928, a decade after the end of WW1, the British Legion (as it was then called) organised for veterans and war widows to visit the battlefields of the Somme and Ypres before marching to the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Dee Simson attends Bar Broadway for event in support of Royal British Legion. The evening on Tuesday, July 31 was organised by Susan Coleman, Staff Champion for LGBT+ and Allies liaison for The Royal British Legion and hosted by Candi Rell.
Bar Broadway in Steine Street marked Remembrance Sunday last month (November 12), with a fundraising benefit, raising £300 for the Royal British Legion. Jennie Castell hosted the evening, singing standards from the 30’s and 40’ from her wartime show, to a very appreciative audience.
Conservatives on Brighton & Hove City Council obtain cross-party support for the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland Count Them In campaign.
