RBL Herford

Eddie Hefferman, Terry Salmon and BFG's own 'Poppy Man' represented the RBL at the Divisional Careers Transition Fair, held on the 16th of March in the Shützenhalle, Herford. The day was for people leaving the forces and seeking employment, mainly in the UK and Germany, although there were also stands from as far as Spain. The team from the RBL were there to remind those heading for 'civvy street' that they can not only continue to help service and ex-service members and their families, but that once out, the British Legion is still there to help them.


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Eddie Hefferman, Terry Salmon and BFG's own 'Poppy Man' represented the RBL at the Divisional Careers Transition Fair, held on the 16th of March in the Shützenhalle, Herford. The day was for people leaving the forces and seeking employment, mainly in the UK and Germany, although there were also stands from as far as Spain. The team from the RBL were there to remind those heading for 'civvy street' that they can not only continue to help service and ex-service members and their families, but that once out, the British Legion is still there to help them.


BFG Veterans Day 2010

26 June 2010
Mansergh Barracks, Gütersloh

HQ Gütersloh Garrison are holding a Veterans Day celebration between 10:00-14:30 on the 26th June. All veterans living in Germany are invited.
Entry is for Veterans residing in Germany and will be strictly controlled. Only those Veterans who have pre-registered will be given access.
To register, call: 05241 842989 or 05221 9953571, Fax: 05241 842567 or E-mail: Joanne.ellis303@mod.uk or GuterslohGar-GTO-HF-Clk4@mod.uk



There has been a request from a Mr James Davies in the UK for information on or photos of a Ferret Mk1 Armoured Car that he has restored. It had the registration 02CC12 and did 30 years service in Harewood Barracks with various Regiments. Maybe you think you can help, or just want more information?

The children of our soldiers are missing their fathers more than ever as they serve Britain on more frequent tours across the world. My Daddy Is A Soldier aims to support young children and families dealing with soldiers deployments overseas.


The book was written for charity by Gerry Waters, a soldiers wife in Germany. All the proceeds go to the Afghan Appeal Fund and more information and sales of the book are available at www.mydaddyisasoldier.co.uk.



The Veterans' web page on BFGNet is now live and available for general viewing. It can be found at: http://www.bfgnet.de/BFGVets.html.

The Rheindahlen Branch have started an online forum for all things RBL. It is primarily meant for their own branch but they have opened it up to other branches within the District of Germany, and there is a specific area for Herford Branch Members to use. Pop along and after a very simple matter of registering you can join in the discussion.


If you have any news or information that you think will benefit the rest of the Branch please email the webmaster so he can keep the site fresh, up to date and useful.

A few pages have been dropped from the site. The 'Womens Section' page has been moved over to the District of Germany Site (here) where it really belongs, and the 'District' page has also been superceded by the District of Germany website (here).

Any news, information, changes to dates or timings of meetings or events will be posted here as soon as it is available, so be sure to look back regularly.

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