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We have been contacted by Dan Turner, who is a Special Constable with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary (HIOWC), based in Aldershot. Dan is also a former member of the armed forces. Dan would be pleased to attend any Branches in the North of the County, so please do get in touch if this is of interest. Dan says: I am looking to make contact with local veteran’s groups within the area, with the aim of promoting awareness of the FORCER Protocol on behalf of HIOWC. The Forcer protocol is a UK-wide initiative helping police quickly find missing veterans, reservists, or serving military members by giving officers instant access to pre-registered and vital personal information. I would be very grateful to attend one of your sessions/events to deliver a short presentation promoting the Forcer protocol, explaining how the scheme could help veterans and also answer any questions that may be asked. If you think me attending your event would helpful and appropriate, please do let me know. I am also simply available to contact should you or your members require further information regarding veteran’s issues. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Dan SC 90262 Dan Turner Aldershot DPT E shift Hampshire Constabulary Email: [email protected] Please be aware that I work a shift pattern and I may not be able to reply to your email straight away.
Huge congratulations to Hampshire County Standard Bearer Pete Pullin and Youth Standard Bearer Amelie Neal for winning in their categories today at the Regional Standard Bearers Competition. Well done, you make us all so proud!
Armed Forces Day - 27^th June This happens each year and I know that a lot of you celebrate Armed Forces Day. This year the National Celebration will be held in North Hampshire. Rushmoor Council won the bid to host this year's event and the RBL Armed Forces Engagement Team are working on being part of this event. You can see the news release here - Rushmoor military towns to host National Armed Forces Day - BBC News.
RBL undertake a lot of campaigning to government about the Armed Forces Community and have been instrumental in bringing about the Armed Forces Covenant. Work is ongoing and if you are not already involved in campaigning you can sign up with the RBL and lend you voice to National Campaigns to help make the lives of service personnel, veterans and their families better. Sign up Become a Campaigner \| The Royal British Legion

It was our pleasure to welcome the Mayor to our conference.
A reminder to all branches, if you have a branch member who will be celebrating their hundredth birthday our County Patron would be delighted to send a congratulatory message. If you know of anyone in your branch reaching this milestone please send contact information to [email protected] and we will arrange the rest Thank you
Admiral Nurses We work in partnership with Dementia UK to provide Admiral Nurses – a specialist service helping the Armed Forces community and their families living with dementia. We know that when you’re caring for someone with dementia it can be hard to find the time to look after yourself. Our Admiral Nurses are there to support you, and those you’re caring for, to get the help you need. We offer telephone support, and home visits can also be arranged if required. https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-support/how-we-help/admiral-nurses
Following the successful National Annual Conference in May, RBL are now looking forward to coming together in Brighton next year. To help you plan for Annual Conference 2026, we attach the following: October Circular Letter from the Chair of the National Membership Awards Committee National Membership Awards Nomination form Sir Clive Johnstone Award Nomination form Annual Conference 2025 Resolutions Booklet Annual Conference is open to all members, Up-to-date information is also available on the RBL website for those who wish to access it there. If you have any queries about Annual Conference that are not answered in this information or on the website, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].
In our previous editions we said internet banking is rolling out in phases and would be coming to our area soon. We’re delighted to report that internet banking is now here! If you’re interested in registering for internet banking, please read our registration guidance in full and complete any necessary steps. Following this, please contact your Membership Engagement Officer (MEO) to get started. Already using internet banking? Great! We know some branches have been using internet banking for quite a while and this is not a problem at all. We do however kindly ask that you get in touch with your MEO to register your branch so that we can ensure your account meets our new internet banking guidance. Please don’t be concerned about registering – no branches will be “told off” for not meeting the new guidance, nor will they be forced to switch to Lloyds. Thank you for your continued support. I have questions... If you have any questions about internet banking, please see our FAQs. If your question remains unanswered, please contact [email protected].

This is a reminder that auto-forwarding inbox rules to external email addresses is prohibited and they will be removed.
Please make sure to read the System policy and Code of Conduct for guidance. They can be found on the MAP homepage. Each account has 2gb of space and when it is near full you will not be able to send or receive any more emails.

Please make sure to keep an eye on the size of your mailbox and delete large old emails.
Your email account should not be used as document storage. Please download large attachments and upload them into your document library on your MAP Branch site for safe keeping. If you are sending out a mass email to a large number of email addresses (e.g. your members) I would strongly suggest multiple emails rather than one to all your members.

The Microsoft automated spamming system may view that email as suspicious which can lead to your email account being blocked. If you receive a suspicious email you can choose how to deal with it by right clicking on the email and going to “Security Options”.

Some emails may look like they are sent from someone you know. This is known as Spoofing. If you are at all unsure, please do not respond or click on any links in the email, contact the Sender to verify or just delete it.

How to check your email storage usage and empty your deleted items.

From within your RBL Community email account (Outlook Online) click on the cogwheel in the top right hand corner.

Click on the link at the bottom of the Settings bar called “View all Outlook Settings”.
Click on the General tab and then Storage tab.
You will see at the top the amount of storage you have used in Gigabytes (You have a max of 2GBs) and as a percentage.
Underneath the Folders section you will see your storage usage broken down by folders.
On the right hand side is the “Empty” buttons to clear out the relevant folders including your Deleted Items.
Kind regards,

Tom Shepherd

Training for Standard Bearers.

All Standard Bearers are encouraged to attend the next available course

County Parade Marshall Dave Graham can be contacted on 01425 623102

All standard bearers are urged to take the training courses whether beginners or long-serving to enhance their position as the Legion’s presence in the community.

It has been noticed that Branches are sending Standard Bearers to events e.g. Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, who are not considered fit enough for a variety of reasons, to carry out their duties and are asked to leave the event.

Branch Chairmen are to ensure that before they send their Standard Bearer to any function he or she will be capable of carrying out their duties.

If your Standard Bearer is struggling to make it up the aisle on Remembrance Sunday it is suggested you look for a replacement.

It is now incumbent on all Parade Marshalls to ensure that the Standard Bearers under their control are fit to carry out their duties. If the Parade Marshall considers any Standard Bearer appears unfit then the Standard Bearer will be asked to leave the event.

Where a Branch has a Youth Member who wishes to take part in a Standard Bearers Competition and there is no Youth Standard he will carry the Branch Standard if it is a Youth only Competition.

If it is a combined competition i.e. County or Regional and the Branch Standard Bearer and Youth Member are taking part the following applies: On the inspection phase of the competition all competitors enter to be judged. The Branch Standard Bearer carries the Branch Standard - whatever mark he obtains for the care and presentation of the Standard is applied as the Youths marks for the same. For all other marks they are individually marked.

The Branch Standard Bearer and the Youth Standard Bearer share the use of the Branch Standard for all other Standard drills.

Hampshire

Huge congratulations

We work in partnership with Dementia UK to provide Admiral Nurses – a specialist service helping the Armed Forces community and their families living with dementia.