Royal British Legion - Alsager Branch

19/06/2026

Congratulations to Astbury Mere Care Home, who received the fantastic award of becoming Veteran Friendly Accreditation. The members from Royal British Legion - Alsager Branch who attended had fantastic afternoon meeting staff and veterans.

19/06/2026

The Royal British Legion - Alsager Branch was delighted to be invited to attend Astbury Mere Care Home for the celebration of your accreditation. Well done.

20/05/2026

Next Branch meeting is Sunday 5th July 2026

13/05/2026

Please see details below for the Lyceum Theatre Crewe, on Monday 29th June, at 7:30pm. A Production remembering the Battle of the Somme 110 years on.

11/05/2026

You are warmly invited to attend the Armed Forces Support Event in Cheshire East.

Date: Wednesday 13th May
Time: From 12:00 midday – 3pm
Location: The Salvation Army, Prince Albert Street, Crewe, CW1 2DF

This event is open to anyone who has served in the UK Armed Forces, as well as partners, families, and carers.

Please come along and get lots of support covering everything, including:

Peer-to-peer support from individuals with lived military experience
Wellbeing programmes available both on-site and in the community
Specialist advice for veterans, families, and carers
Connections to local military support networks
Tailored guidance and signposting to relevant services
This is a great opportunity to meet support services, ask questions, and access a wide range of help in one place.

We will be there from 12 midday don’t miss out, there is lots available.

09/05/2026

The son and family of Flt Lt Roy Hall would like to express a very heartfelt thanks for all your efforts on Roys behalf. His son has said that he can't quite imagine how it could have been any better. Their sincere thanks goes to the RBL Bikers, the Standard Bearers, representatives from the RAF, the RAF Bugler, the RAFA/RBL members and Veterans that attended. Everyone involved turned this into a very special day that they, nor anyone else from his friends and family will ever forget. They are extremely touched and grateful for everything that we did for Flt Lt Roy Hall.

08/05/2026

Alsager RBL Branch Meeting:
The regular Branch Meeting scheduled for the first Sunday of the month, (Sunday 3rd May 2026), was postponed due to the Bank Holiday Weekend. It will now take place a week later on Sunday 10th May 2026, 10:45 am at the Alsager Social Club. Members, Serving Military Personnel, Veterans and volunteers welcome.

05/05/2026

21/04/2026

This is a request to anyone living near Newcastle-under-Lyme to attend the funeral of a WW2 Veteran. Flt Lt Roy Hall was an Observer (Navigator) and flew in Mosquitoes during WW2. He recently passed away aged 104 and must have been one of the few remaining RAF Aircrew WW2 veterans. His funeral will be at Bradwell Crematorium (Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 8LE) on Friday 8th May at 11:20. It would be a fitting tribute to Flt Lt Hall if any available Serving or Ex Servicemen could attend his funeral. Per Ardua ad Astra.

Update 28 April 2026. The family have said that those that wish to can come back to the family home to have a drink and chat about Flt Lt Hall.

There is limited parking available.

Flt Lt Roy Hall - Summary.

Roy Minter Hall (1921–2026) was born in Alsager and educated locally, attending Sandbach School after gaining a scholarship in 1933. Before the war, he worked at the Post Office in Stoke-on-Trent, cycling around twenty miles a day to and from work.

He volunteered for the Royal Air Force early in the Second World War and joined in 1941 at the age of nineteen, training as a navigator. During his service he flew in Beaufighters and Mosquitos, operating across several theatres. His duties included repeated crossings of the Bay of Biscay, as well as operations in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, with flights extending to Cairo, Khartoum, Aden and Greece.

Roy was commissioned as an officer on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) and later achieved the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Over the course of the war, he accumulated more than 1,500 flying hours.

After the war, he returned to civilian life and worked in Customs & Excise. He later lived for many years on the Fylde Coast with his wife Irene, before returning closer to his roots to spend his final years with his son and daughter-in-law in Brown Edge, Staffordshire.

In later life, he wrote a series of handwritten memoirs, recording both his early life and his wartime experiences. These provide a detailed first-hand account of RAF service and of everyday life in the early twentieth century.

He lived to the age of 104.

His funeral will be at Bradwell Crematorium (Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 8LE) on Friday 8th May at 11:20.

24/02/2026

A reminder for all RBL Alsager Branch members. Branch meeting, this Sunday 1st March 2026 at 10:45. Location, Alsager Social Club. Members, Serving Military Personnel, Veterans and volunteers welcome.