Royal British Legion Hay on Wye Branch

17/07/2026

Pat Gwynne, her family, and members of the branch today visited the Shell Store of the Mu*****ns factory in Rotherwas, Hereford. We heard about life working in the factory during WW1 and 2. The building has been restored and much is now used as office space and conference facilities.
During WW2 Pat’s mother Rose travelled daily from Hay to work at the factory.
Branch chairman Nathan Heighway was honoured to present Pat with a memorial badge commemorating Rose’s invaluable work towards the war effort.
The factory is open to everyone to visit and has a lovely on-site cafe.

10/06/2026

Great news!!!!! Just received this message regarding the Army Cadet Force. They have wonderful facilities in Gypsy Castle and always welcome new members :

Hello my name is Major Kim Smith from Gwent & Powys ACF. I thank you for posting about the hay-on-wye detachment being closed for a while. I am pleased to let you know that the detachment is now open as usual, would you be able to post on your page please.
We’re excited to announce that the Hay-on-Wye Army Cadet Detachment is now open. Thursday evenings from 7pm, we’ll be running weekly sessions for young people aged 12 to 18.
📍 ACF Centre, Gypsy Castle, Powys, HR3 5EG 🕖 Every Thursday, 7pm–9pm
Army Cadets is a fantastic way for young people to build confidence, learn new skills, make friends, and have fun, whether it’s fieldcraft, first aid, teamwork, or just getting outdoors.
Uniform is provided, and there’s no pressure to join right away, just come along and see what it’s all about.
If you’ve got a son or daughter who might be interested, feel free to message for more info or pop in on the night. We’d love to welcome them. 🤩

08/06/2026

We will remember them!

05/04/2026

31/03/2026

We recently expressed our concern that Hay-on-Wye Army Cadet Force are not meeting at present. Their unit has given our branch fantastic support with Remembrance events and the Poppy Appeal so we contacted Gwent & Powys ACF to get an update on the position.

Today, we received the following response:-

Good afternoon,

Due to the lack of Cadet Force Adult Volunteers the local Area Commander has decided to suspend activities at Hay on Wye Detachment until the Area Commander is able to recruit Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to be able to deliver the Cadet Experience – of which collectively we are looking to do.

You may be of assistance to us, your members are more than welcome to become members of the Army Cadet Force, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers come in many different guises, they are as follows:

· Uniformed Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (Instructors / Non Instructors)
· Non uniformed Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (Administration Support)

In order to open a Detachment, there must be a minimum of 2 x Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to conduct safe training with the Cadets, even having just 2 x Cadet Force Adult Volunteers is not enough staff to deal with sickness, holidays, etc, we need to have redundancy in being have staff available to deliver, whatever comes our way.

It would be appreciated if you canvass your membership to see if they would like to join us.

All applicants must apply via www.armycadets.com .

Your Sincerely

Derek
D J Munro MBE
Cadet Executive Officer | County Designated Safeguarding Officer | Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force
Swyddog Gweithredol Cadetiaid | Swyddog Diogelu Dynodedig y Sir | Llu Cadetiad y Fyddyn Gwent a Powys
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Telephone/Ffôn: 01873 812675 Mobile/Sym: 07971 852569
Email/E-bost: [email protected]
Web/Gwefan: www.wales-rfca.org
House of Robert Jones VC ¦ The Cadet Centre ¦ Cwrt-Y-Gollen ¦ Crickhowell ¦ Powys ¦ NP8 1TP

I know that the members gained a lot from being in the ACF and it is such a shame that the unit is currently struggling to recruit volunteers.
If you feel you could fill one of the positions mentioned, or know of anyone suitable, please contact http://www.armycadets.com/ directly.

31/03/2026

We recently expressed our concern that Hay-on-Wye Army Cadet Force are not meeting at present. Their unit has given our branch fantastic support with Remembrance events and the Poppy Appeal so we contacted Gwent & Powys ACF to get an update on the position.

Today, we received the following response:-

Good afternoon,

Due to the lack of Cadet Force Adult Volunteers the local Area Commander has decided to suspend activities at Hay on Wye Detachment until the Area Commander is able to recruit Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to be able to deliver the Cadet Experience – of which collectively we are looking to do.

You may be of assistance to us, your members are more than welcome to become members of the Army Cadet Force, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers come in many different guises, they are as follows:

· Uniformed Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (Instructors / Non Instructors)
· Non uniformed Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (Administration Support)

In order to open a Detachment, there must be a minimum of 2 x Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to conduct safe training with the Cadets, even having just 2 x Cadet Force Adult Volunteers is not enough staff to deal with sickness, holidays, etc, we need to have redundancy in being have staff available to deliver, whatever comes our way.

It would be appreciated if you canvass your membership to see if they would like to join us.

All applicants must apply via www.armycadets.com .

Your Sincerely

Derek
D J Munro MBE
Cadet Executive Officer | County Designated Safeguarding Officer | Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force
Swyddog Gweithredol Cadetiaid | Swyddog Diogelu Dynodedig y Sir | Llu Cadetiad y Fyddyn Gwent a Powys
image001.png
Telephone/Ffôn: 01873 812675 Mobile/Sym: 07971 852569
Email/E-bost: [email protected]
Web/Gwefan: www.wales-rfca.org
House of Robert Jones VC ¦ The Cadet Centre ¦ Cwrt-Y-Gollen ¦ Crickhowell ¦ Powys ¦ NP8 1TP

I know that the members gained a lot from being in the ACF and it is such a shame that the unit is currently struggling to recruit volunteers.
If you feel you could fill one of the positions mentioned, or know of anyone suitable, please contact http://www.armycadets.com/ directly.

RFCA for Wales Email Forms

23/03/2026

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23/03/2026

INCOMING! 🇬🇧

The national event is coming to Aldershot and Farnborough!

Rushmoor Borough Council have won the bid to host next year's national celebrations.

Expect flypasts, parades and military bands and kit - all to thank the Armed Forces community!

04/03/2026

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