Remembrance Sunday

• howard mcsweeney1

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  19 October 2015     11:01287143
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• Brian Dixon

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  19 October 2015     11:38287144
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  thanks for the heads up warning howard.
• Jan Higgins

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  19 October 2015     14:42287149
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  Howard, I could not see anything about this on the Royal British Legion Facebook page. Having said that the actual image of the Poppy People (collectors) is on there in a post dated September 9 asking for more collectors.
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• Guest 1266

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  19 October 2015     14:52287150
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  You are right Jan - this is not from the Royal British Legion, bit naughty of them to use their logo.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  19 October 2015     15:00287152
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  No doubt it is a mock up but the point made is important as Britain First have been conning people for the last two years and have now set up splinter groups to do the same. Incidentally for over a month during the summer there was a stall set up collecting money for injured serviceman. They looked like thugs more than ex army and next time I saw Ted Smith I raised the subject and he confirmed that "Help for Heroes" was the only charity concerned with the welfare of ex forces personnel.
  
  Plus RBL of course Jan.
• Jan Higgins

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  19 October 2015     16:13287153
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   howard mcsweeney1 wrote:

  I saw Ted Smith I raised the subject and he confirmed that "Help for Heroes" was the only charity concerned with the welfare of ex forces personnel.

  
  
  I think you need to change your wording after all that is what the RBL have been doing since 1921 prior to the equally great Help For Heroes.
  
  http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/our-history/
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• Guest 698

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  19 October 2015     18:40287159
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  Also BLESMA, Royal Air Force Association and a fair number of others.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  21 October 2015     19:43287242
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  One for the evening, ticket sales are selling fast I have been told.
  
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  9 November 2015     15:29287855
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  With reference to post 8.
  
  
  http://www.dover-express.co.uk/pictures/Dancing-Armistice-Day-concert-rehearsal-pictures/pictures-28140898-detail/pictures.html#1
• howard mcsweeney1

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  9 November 2015     15:42287858
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  3 from the actual performance yesterday evening.