Silent Soldier photograph courtesy of Laura Kellaway
Welcome to the Looe Royal British Legion website. Looe is a small coastal town and fishing port in South East Cornwall. It is a popular holiday resort with it's picturesque harbour and beach. The town has a thriving branch of the the Royal British Legion (RBL) with over a hundred members and friendly and informal meetings are held on a monthly basis. Everybody is welcome to attend our meetings and see how we function and what we do.
MEETINGS Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month come rain, shine or New Year's Day. The meetings are held in the ground floor bar of Looe Social Club, The Quay, West Looe, PL13 2BU. Meetings start promptly at 7.30 pm but come early and get a pint first.
COMMITTEE The Looe RBL Committee comprises:
President David Bryan
Chairman Louis Portman
Vice-Chairman George Somerville
Treasurer Neil Playne
Secretary Martin Robinson
Poppy Appeal Organiser David Bryan
Membership Secretary David Welch
Standard Bearers Jon 'Dusty' Miller
Karol Nachilo
FUND RAISING The Looe Branch of the RBL holds fund raising events to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal and the Cornwall RBL Welfare Fund. The Welfare Fund is used within the county to help servicemen, ex-servicemen and their families who may be in difficulties, and supplements grants received from the Poppy Appeal.
Last year’s Looe Poppy Appeal, which closed at the end of September, 2018 , raised £12,190.79 which was another record for the town. This year's appeal has, after only six weeks, exceeded last year's record.
If you would like to help with or fund raising activities, especially the Poppy Appeal, then please contact our chairman, Mr Louis Portman, see contact details below.
Chairman Mr Louis Portman Tel: 01503 598432
Membership Secretary Mr David Welch Tel: 01503 265573
Email: looe.rbl@rbllooe.com
Or just turn up to one of our meetings as detailed above.
JOINING THE RBL Full membership of ‘The Legion’ is open to everybody, not just ex-servicemen. Please feel free to come along to one of our friendly and informal meetings, and learn more about us, or contact us as shown above.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RBL For more information about the RBL please visit our Questions and Answers (Q&A) web page or visit the Royal British Legion website www.britishlegion.org.uk