Report by Royal British Legion Littleport Branch Secretary Margaret McGowen Armistice Day Thursday 11 November 2021 There was quite a large gathering of people at the War Memorial in Littleport. Reverend Madeleine Albert conducted the short service and Avril Conway played the Last Post and Reveille at both the War memorial and the Nightall memorial. Millfield and Parsons Lane community schools were represented by pupils and staff. Pupils from both schools laid wreaths at the…
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I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the 2020 Poppy Appeal. This was not an easy year for anyone and in particular Martin Goodearl our branch organiser. A lot of restrictions were placed on him as a result of Covid-19 but I hope you got your Poppy. I want to continue a series I started some time ago on the Men of Littleport who died in the Great War. The last entry ended…
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I begin this issue with a plea to any retired service persons living in Littleport. If you are not a member of the Royal British Legion please consider joining! The Littleport branch is running low on numbers and it would be a sad thing if next year, our 100th year as a branch, we had to consider closing down or amalgamating with another branch. This branch has a proud history and the present committee want…
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After this time of unprecedented crisis it is still difficult to find something to write about other than the virus. The Royal British Legion has had to take note of the close down and self-isolation rules as has everybody else. We have not been able to hold committee meetings in Littleport but will notify members of our next meeting as soon as possible. The Pop In service in the Barn has also had to have…
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I would like to open this article with a thank you to all who have contributed to the 2019 Poppy Appeal. So far the branch has raised £9630; thank you Littleport. Our thanks also go to the parish council for all the extra support they gave us this year; in particular the council looked after traffic management after the police support was removed. The branch would also like to thank 363 MCC for carrying the…
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Readers of these articles are reminded that these are extracts of research work I did some years ago. The results of the research are available in Littleport Adams Heritage Centre. Anyone may read the research free of charge but there are two conditions: You may not copy any of the material, and you may not remove any material. It cost me a lot of money to visit, and photograph, many of the memorials and headstones…
Read MoreWe pick up events in 1915…
Here is a continuation from the summer edition of Littleport Life focusing on men from Littleport who died in the Great War. By now the war had descended into stalemate with trench lines developing on both sides and stretching from the Belgian coast near Ostend to the Swiss border at Belfort. The trenches were far from complete and both sides continued to make attacks in an effort to break the stalemate. The first British offensive…
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Now that the Centenary of the signing of the Armistice has passed it would be easy to forget the reason for the signing of the Armistice and why we hold Remembrance Sunday. Many years ago my wife and I started to visit the battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials to the dead of the Great War. When I joined the Littleport branch of The Royal British Legion I decided to make an effort to find and photograph…
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I am happy to report on the final total for the 2017 Poppy Appeal, that raised the grand sum of £9669.59. A wonderful collection, one of the highest ever for Littleport. Now it is time to concentrate on the 2018 collection. During the two weeks of the Poppy Appeal, leading up to Remembrance Sunday the branch collected £10,576.37 which puts us on target for our best ever year! We hope that Littleport will continue to…
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The British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, from four Organisations of ex-Servicemen, established after the First World War. We help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families all year round. We also campaign to improve their lives, organise the Poppy Appeal and remember the fallen. WHAT THE POPPY MEANS The poppy is: A symbol of Remembrance and hope Worn by millions of people Red because of…
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