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The Royal British Legion Riders
Founded2004
TypeCharitable
PurposeEx-services motorcycle club
Branch ChairmanJJ Jarvis
Key peoplePaul Pollard and Graham Barber
Websitewww.rblr.co.uk

The Royal British Legion Riders Branch (RBLR) is a branch of The Royal British Legion. It was formed in 2004. Whilst its membership is dominated by ex and current HM Armed Forces personnel, it also welcomes potential members who support the aims of the Royal British Legion, namely of helping and assisting service people, ex-service people and their dependants.

The members are regularly seen at many motorcycle events wearing the distinctive rider's badge. They have become synonymous with the repatriations of fallen service personnel at both Wootton Bassett, where they met for the repatriation of the bodies of fallen service personnel who were flown into RAF Lyneham. and since 1September 2011) at Carterton, Oxfordshire where the fallen are flown into RAF Brize Norton.

Ex-military members of the RBLR often wear medals and head dress with their leathers and motorcycle kit.

It is a politically neutral organisation which the Weston Bike Nights in Weston-super-Mare, an annual rally, and is now running the annual RBLR 1000 Iron Butt Rally. In 2009, 173 riders completed 1,000 miles in 24 hours and raised £10,000 for the Poppy Appeal.

The RBLR also organises Poppy runs to raise both awareness and money for the Poppy Appeal. Its members also become involved in rides to places with special military resonance such as the Armed Forces Memorial in Staffordshire and European battle sites.

The RBLR has had some celebrity support with Hayley Westenra who received the Branches' £10,000.00 Poppy Appeal cheque in 2008.

References

  1. ^ Keeling, Mark (9 January 2009). "The Royal British Legion Riders Branch 2009 World Record Attempt". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "British Legion Riders Bike into Bassett". Wootton Bassett Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. Gillan, Audrey (25 February 2010). "How Wootton Bassett became the town that cried". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. Deal, Paul (10 November 2009). "Wootton Bassett sheds tears for soldiers". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. "Weston Bike Night - Bigger and Better for 2009". Motorcycle News. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  6. "RBLR 1000". Iron Butt Association. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  7. "Bikers present Poppy Appeal cheque to Hayley Westenra". The Royal British Legion. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

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