Basingstoke & Overton Royal British Legion

03/09/2026

Start of Poppy Appeal in Basingstoke. 18 October 2026 at Laarsens in Wote Street

19/07/2026

Next years military convoy.

https://facebook.com/events/s/commemorative-convoy-2027/1707517847066380/

28/06/2026

AFD in Aldershot supporting County fundraising and raising the profile of TRBL. Also present was the RBL’s Armed Forces Engagement Team and the Poppy Appeal team each doing their own thing.
Not a bad event put on by Rushmoor Council giving us a great opportunity to ‘connect’ with serving, veterans, families and the public.

26/06/2026

We will be at Milestones Museum tomorrow along with our colleagues from Old Basing Royal British Legion for Armed Forces Day. Come and pay us a visit for a chat.

18/06/2026

AFD flag raising shows support for the whole Armed Forces Community; serving personnel, veterans, their families and cadets.
The RBL seeks to bring society together to recognise, remember, and support the Armed Forces community. By attending this flag raising you are supporting our Armed Forces community and ensuring that their unique contribution is not forgotten.

Join me on Monday 22 June at 10am at the Civic Offices for an armed forces flag raising ceremony to show the borough's support for the armed forces community, including cadets, reservists, serving personnel, veterans and their families.

The Armed Forces Day flag will fly all week leading up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27 June.

13/06/2026

As always, the RBL will be supporting the Mayor. Our mission is to support our Armed Forces community and ensure that their unique contribution is not forgotten
Connect - Remember - Support

Join me on Monday 22 June at 10am at the Civic Offices for an armed forces flag raising ceremony to show the borough's support for the armed forces community, including cadets, reservists, serving personnel,
veterans and their families.

The Armed Forces Day flag will fly all week leading up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27 June.

20/05/2026

20/05/2026

We have had so many anniversaries but this is a very recent conflict that may have affected some of our Basingstoke based veterans.
This is a good opportunity to reflect snd remember but if the memories are too difficult, veterans of Op Telic can contact us for support.

This year marks 15 years since the end of the Iraq War.

To mark the anniversary we are inviting all those who served in the conflict, their family members, and those who lost loved ones, to come together at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday 22 May.

The national commemorative event will ensure the Armed Forces community’s unique contribution is not forgotten, and remember the 179 British personnel who lost their lives.

If you would like to attend or share your story, please register on our website ⬇️
https://rbl.org.uk/telic15fb

16/05/2026

The Royal British Legion Basingstoke, Overton & District Branch congratulate Cllr Jacky Tustain on her appointment as the new Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane
As the National custodians do Remembrance, the RBL looks forward to working with the Mayor and her Team on all matters relating to Remembrance and the Well-being of the a armed Forces Community

We would also like to thank the outgoing Mayor, Cllr Colin Phillimore for his support and close working relationship and wish him all the best for the future.

Cllr Jacky Tustain is the new Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane following a Mayor Making ceremony at the Civic Offices last night (Thursday 14 May).

Every year in May a long serving councillor is appointed as the civic Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane for one year.

The Mayor is the first citizen of the borough. This means that only HM The King, members of the Royal Family and the Lord Lieutenant take precedence over the Mayor at borough events.

As the Mayor, Cllr Tustain will represent the borough at annual events such as Remembrance Sunday and attend many different functions across Basingstoke and Deane, such as official openings of events or new facilities, talking to clubs and societies and visiting schools. The Mayor also hosts visits to the Mayor's Parlour from members of the local community and organisations.

Each Mayor can choose charities to benefit from fundraising during their time in office. Cllr Tustain is setting up a community chest fund, which will provide grants to local charities and community groups that promote physical and mental wellbeing and help people feel better, more connected and less isolated.

Cllr Tustain was first elected as a borough councillor in 2021, representing the Popley ward and sits on the council’s Accounts and Audit Committee and the Crime and Disorder Joint Scrutiny Committee. She has also chaired the Residents Service Committee.

Cllr Tustain has lived in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane since she was five years old, moving from Old Basing before settling with her family in Brookvale, where she grew up.

She went to Bishop Challoner School and then Queen Mary’s College. After college, she began her working life in retail management for WH Smiths. She later moved into the IT sector, working in both technical and project management roles and spent 17 years at the AA.

Her community involvement began at school, where she took part in events and church activities. This continued into adulthood through a wide range of voluntary roles, including leading children’s church groups, supporting community groups, and serving as a school governor. She is currently a trustee of Basingstoke & District Disability Forum, Basingstoke Charities, Basingstoke Mencap, Loddon Social Enterprise and Popley Fields Community Association. Her responsibilities include governance, safeguarding and organisational oversight.

The Deputy Mayor for Basingstoke and Deane during 2026 to 2027 is Cllr Sajish Tom.

16/04/2026

Outstanding news which reinforces our role as the UKs National Custodian of Remembrance

We are pleased to announce today that from September 2026 the National Memorial Arboretum will be known as the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens.

The RBL has been the Arboretum’s parent charity since 2003, and the two charities recently merged as one. The name change is inspired by RBL’s vision to bring society together to recognise, remember, and support the Armed Forces community and reflects the site’s role at the centre of our Remembrance work.

Since it opened to the public 25 years ago, the destination has grown into a beautiful and inspiring place where everyone can celebrate lives lived and remember lives lost and welcomes more than 300,000 visitors each year. As part of our aims to evolve Remembrance and widen participation, the site will bring more people together to reflect, learn and remember service and sacrifice.

RBL National Remembrance Gardens describes a place that invites people in, not just to reflect, but to take an active part in Remembrance.

The Arboretum’s founder, Commander (Rtd) David Childs CBE, has expressed his strong support for the development, praising RBL for its stewardship of the site and how it has helped it flourish.

From a seed of an idea to the nation’s year-round place to remember, the Arboretum has been shaped by the people who care for it. That shared commitment from employees, volunteers, supporters and communities will continue as it enters its next chapter as the RBL National Remembrance Gardens.