Yearly Archives: 2022

Friend Supporting our community as we move closer to Summer

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An item from the organization formerly known as There But Not There.

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SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO SUMMER
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Catch up with the latest RBLI news and updates including developing care home projects, fundraising events, veteran testimonials and our award-winning Lifeworks course travelling the UK to support our Armed Forces heroes nationwide.

TOUR GAVIN ASTOR HOUSE

You can now take a virtual 360 tour of our recently refurbished care home, Gavin Astor House! With beds still available, our brand new luxury care facility with specialist dementia care provides a calm and friendly environment for your loved ones with around-the-clock support from our team of healthcare professionals.

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LIFEWORKS VISITS HULL

As a result of 24 years in the Royal Navy, Nick suffers from severe arthritis and problems with his spine, hips and joints, and was finding it difficult to find work due to a lack of confidence. Since attending our recent Lifeworks course in Hull, Nick has gained a new found confidence in himself with new employability skills.

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JOIN THE RBLI CYCLE RIDE
Join us from 15th to 17th July for the RBLI Cycle Ride 2022! Ride with a Veteran from Aylesford in Kent to the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres this year! The fully-supported charity bike ride will include accommodation for two nights, lunches and refreshments en route and a celebration dinner on the Friday night; all for an entry fee of £530.

You will be looked after by our professional ride captains, support vehicles, motorcycle outriders, medics and mechanics; all of whom will ensure you have a memorable time and an emotional experience with great camaraderie, food and regular pit stops.
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RNRMC GRANT

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity kindly awarded RBLI with a generous grant to support the brand new refurbishment of Gavin Astor House; our state-of-the-art care facility with specialist dementia care support. With the official re-opening of the care home taking place soon, the grant was a vital and welcome donation to providing the around-the-clock support for those in need of care.

KENT AMBASSADORS

On Wednesday 20th April, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Kent Ambassadors to the RBLI village. The Ambassadors visited various points of interest across the village including our social enterprise factory, Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company and our Centenary Village development, which provides independent living accommodation to veterans from all across the UK.
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FALKLANDS 40 RANGE

Commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War with our entire Falklands 40 range including flags, lapel pins, tankards, stickers and more.

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PLATINUM JUBILEE RANGE

Celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with our commemorative products including bunting, lamp post signs, placemats, lapel pins and more.

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Don’t Forget–Register for the 32nd Canadian Military History Colloquium

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While not one of their webinar notices, the conference is being offered by the organization that Dominion Command has partnered with.  So it may be of interest to some members.

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Hosted by the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, the 32nd Canadian Military History Colloquium will be held in-person at Wilfrid Laurier University on 6-7 May 2022.

For full conference information visit studyofcanada.ca/cmhc.
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Keynote Address
Jennifer Wellington is Assistant Professor of Modern History, University College Dublin. She studied English and Law at the Australian National University, and completed her PhD in History at Yale University, where her dissertation was awarded the Hans Gatzske Prize.  Her book, Exhibiting War, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. She is now investigating the broader history of war trophies from the early modern period to the present.

Plenary Addresses
Bob Bergen is author of the 2019 C.P. Stacey Award winner Scattering Chaff: Canadian Air Power and Censorship during the Kosovo War (University of Calgary Press), and has previously published Censorship; the Canadian News Media and Afghanistan: A Historical Comparison with Case Studies (Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary).
Geoffrey Hayes is a Professor of History at the University of Waterloo, and a Fellow at the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. He is author of the 2017 C.P. Stacey Award winner Crerar’s Lieutenants: Inventing the Canadian Junior Army Officer, 1939-45 (UBC Press).
Terry Copp is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, and was the founding director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, now the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. His latest book Montreal at War 1914-1918 was published by UTP in December 2021.
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Birthday Greetings to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II

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Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion joins their British counterparts.
Wishing her Majesty The Queen a Happy 96th Birthday!
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Russians resort to antiquated but deadly weapon in Ukraine

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An item from the Legion Magazine that may be of interest to members.

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Front Lines
Russians resort to antiquated but deadly weapon in Ukraine

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Russians resort to antiquated but deadly weapon in Ukraine

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

Russian forces invading Ukraine have resorted to a rarely used First World War-era weapon known for its indiscriminate nature, adding to a controversial arsenal that has included cluster munitions, chemical weapons and oxygen-sucking bombs.

At three centimetres long, fléchettes are among the smallest weapons on the battlefield—a kind of miniature dart or arrow with fins.

 

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Military Milestones
The military connection to Canada’s currency

Photo credit: Collection Nationale De Monnaies, Musée De La Banque Du Canada

The military connection to Canada’s currency

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

There was a time in Canadian history when soldiers were paid with playing cards.

In the 17th century, the French government sent silver coins to its colony in Quebec, intending them to become common currency.

 

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HearingLife

Hearing makes more possible. Legion members and their families can take a free hearing test at HearingLife—no referral required. Plus, for every test, $4 is allocated to the Campaign for Better Hearing’s Give-Back program to give hearing aids to those in need! Book your hearing test today! Offer not valid in Quebec.
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