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We aim to involve Loughton Community in as many activities as possible.

This will accomplish a number of things, namely, co-operation between the Community and the Royal British Legion, Recruitment and Fund-Raising.

This area will be for the use of

Publicity and Recruitment within the scope of

Legion in the Community

This Legion Campaign is ;

Raising public awareness of what the Legion does in local communities
Promoting the Legion as an active membership organisation
Inviting local people to get involved with welfare and membership activities

The Campaign Aims

Put simply, Legion in the Community is telling people;

What the Legion does with the Poppy Appeal funds
Who does it
How they can get involved

This Branch is about to start a huge and intense recruiting drive, we shall be visiting schools in the area and will be attending various functions around Loughton and district.
Any events known by members please inform either George Green, George Mould or Mike Rockett.

War Time Revels

Friday 17th November 2006

George Mould, Christine Griffiths and myself attended the above concert put on by The Christian Drama Resource Centre, we were ther in a recruiting capacity and also to judge the childrens decorated gas mask cases and also the best dressed table for which prizes were won.

The evening started off with a couple of introductions of the ARP Warden and his crew and then on to a couple of recitals of song from the era by the Two Jays, which was then followed by a mini Beetle Drive.

This was then followed by as they put it Dinner, which was corned beef or spam sandwiches and a mug of Tomato & Carrot soup or a mug of Potatoe & Leek, this was followed by Apple and sultana Crumble & Custard.

This was followed by sketches put on by the cast all on a wartime theme, Bombed out Aggie, Loughton Home Guard, The Headmistress of Loughton High School, Loughton's W.I. the Edge of Epping Forest to see some young kids playing, followed by the finale with songs from the Forces Sweethearts, The National Anthem, a prayer of Remembrance which was then followed by presentations to the crew and also to the
Patron of the Group Lady Heather Murray.

It was most definately an experience and was enjoyeds by all those who attended, this full house of 100 plus audience almost all of whom were dressed in costume of the wartime period.