They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Friday, 11 November 2011
Tenbury Remembers
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The Royal British Legion [RBL] has done a marvellous job in restoring remembrance to the public consciousness (I speak as someone whose son is a serving officer) - but I do have concerns about the RBL's focus. The RBL's income in the financial year ended September 2010 was just over £115m. More than 28% of this income was spent on "remembering those who have fallen", "raising the money" and "running the charity". Help for Heroes [HfH], by contrast, claims to make 98% of its donations available for grants.
The RBL and HfH are very different organisations but it does make one wonder whether or not the RBL really is balancing the use of its very large income in sensible way - and in the best interests of military personnel - past and present.
As someone who has no idea, is the higher percentage because they run the social clubs for ex-service men (& others)
I think (I may be mistaken) that their clubs have to be pretty well self-sufficient.
I drove past a RBL Club in the Black Country today and notice that it was a limited company - presumably some sort of incorporated charitable body with directors/trustees. I would be surprised if they get much or any central support.
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