ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
CORNWALL COUNTY PLAN (2026- 2029)
- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Cornwall County has or is becoming a success story, especially the initiative taken by my predecessor Andy EKE, the creation of two Great Woodlands to commemorate the 100 years of the Royal British Legion. 2025 an Oak tree was added to Nansledan to commemorate 80 since the end of World War Two.
Our membership as in previous years and remains around 5000. The aim for the future remains to continue with our objectives and hopefully their successful outcomes on a more frequent basis. We will continue to raise the profile of the Charity within the County Communities and awareness of its work. The County needs to continue its recruiting and retention strategy as well as improve its communication not only with Branches but with some of the many service charities that work alongside or have the same or similar aims, this will enable new ideas to be identified and / or put into place with minimum disruption.
A close liaison with volunteers and branches will ensure best practices are followed and supported efficiently.
Going forward the County will concentrate on promoting all that is the Royal British Legion, offering support to Branches and Members in their endeavours, actively supporting the County Fund Raiser in her efforts to engage the public and raise awareness of the Poppy Appeal as well as fully involving itself with any forthcoming commemorations.
2. OBJECTIVES
2.1 Welfare
2.2 Fundraising
2.3 Remembrance and Ceremonial
2.4 Membership, Recruiting and Legion in the Community
2.5 Training
2.6 Administration and Finance
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2.1 WELFARE/BCS/BCC
Branch Community Support and coordination will be a key element in successfully supporting potential and existing Beneficiaries within the County. Further buying in to BCS from Branches is vital in order that they can efficiently support those in Need and provide real time support statistics and data at the same time which supports Government funding requests. Signposting to the Contact Centre continues to be the most efficient way to support the Beneficiary although face to face is only now available on an ad hoc basis. RBL Clubs continue to be a drop in point for beneficiaries seeking assistance.
| Objective |
Target Date |
Responsibility |
Key Performance Indicator(s) |
Budget Estimate |
| Continue to encourage support and sign up to the Branch Community Support Project. |
Ongoing |
County Committee Branch Sponsors
Branches
MEO
|
Numerical and stats registered and reporting |
Nil |
| Loneliness and Social Isolation; the Legion has recognised that many people become lonely (generally older people) and social isolation can occur when a family move into a new area and know no one |
Ongoing |
County Chairman
County Committee Staff
Branches
Members |
Numerical |
Nil |
| Maintain a list of trained Caseworkers. Recruiting where and when needed. |
Ongoing |
Contact Centre |
Numerical |
Nil |
| Continue to work closely with the Area Staff to ensure the needs of all Beneficiaries are met. |
Ongoing |
All Welfare trained personnel and Staff. |
Reports generated from CMS |
Nil |
| Progress Outreach Programme |
Ongoing |
County Committee
MEO |
Branch registration and stats |
Nil |
| Potential beneficiaries’ requests are activated at the earliest opportunity by |
Ongoing |
Staff and volunteer caseworkers |
Advice and Information Officer and CMS |
Nil |
| steering or referring to the Contact Centre |
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2.2 FUNDRAISING
Fundraising remains a vital part of the Legion Branch day to day business and after several record-breaking years, support continues to remain very high for the Poppy Appeal. We must, however, be alert to any opportunities that may present and seizing upon and maximised them
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