Field of Remembrance – 7th November 2024
I have sent out tickets to those individual who requested to attend the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, the opening of which is being undertaken by HM the Queen.More details are at –
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/remember-a-loved-one/fields-of-remembrance/westminster-abbey-field-of-remembranceHowever, I still have a few spare tickets so if anyone wants one please e-mail me at –
chairrgbwassn@gmail.com ASAP, so that I can post them this week.
Legacy donations
As we move out of Summer and into Winter we still have a very busy year ahead and I thought I would update you on some things that have been going on behind the scenes.
RHQ of the RIFLES in Winchester hosted myself with the Secretary and representatives from both the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Regiment Museum and the Rifles, Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum for a very productive meeting to update us on what is happening in the wider Rifles family. A very useful meeting and one that helps ensure that we continue to support the current regiment’s five Pillars (Regulars, Reserves, Cadets, Veterans and Communities) to the best of our abilities.
I was also pleased to receive an e-mail requesting that Joe Parker’s (a recently deceased Gloster soldier) family would like to gift a donation to the Association. I am pleased to say that a very much appreciated gift of money was made to the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, which will, I know, be put to good use.
It made me think that as we all get older and turn our mind to the children and passing on family heritage, have we ever considered leaving a legacy statement in our will to either museum? It is inevitable that funding for the museums will not be forthcoming from the MOD in future and anything we can do to ensure our regimental legacy is maintained is to be supported. You will need to discuss any form of payment with your solicitor (or whoever draws up you will) to insert a clear statement such as:
‘I give free of tax to (The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum,Custom House the Docks, 31 Commercial Rd, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 2HE , registered charity number 1095077) or (The Wardrobe
58 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EX registered charity number 1184091), the sum of £________ for the purposes of maintaining the museum, and I declare that the receipt of one of their Trustees or other proper officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge.’
MailchimpWe use Mailchimp to maintain our list of members of the Association, however, it is only as good as the information it holds. We have recently upgraded our account and over the coming months we will start to update the data we hold for everyone receiving this newsletter. So when you do receive an e-mail asking you to update your details (or check they are correct) please do so, so that we can maintain an up to date mailing list. The last newsletter gave us the following ‘bounced’ e-mails, so if anyone has contact with any of the following can you please ask them to get in touch and let the Association have their correct contact details:
- Roger Rees
- ? Rodriguez-Veglio
- Phillip Cooper
- Michael Smith
- Didier Jn
Keeping your details up to date
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Please feel free to drop me an e-mail at – chairrgbwassn@gmail.com if you have any questions or suggestions.