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Service and dedication 15-21 junE 2012
by jack troughton
PEOPLE AND establishments supporting the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal in Javea received public thank you from the charity on Tuesday. Scallops Restaurant, Digby’s Bar, the Cancer Charity Shop and the Original Charity Shop received a certificate and a letter from the Board of Trustees of the Legion to acknowledge their help. And long serving members of the Javea Branch of the Legion Daphne Bradley, Mollie Pettitt, and Kit Robinson were given a letter from the Board of Trustees and a brooch to mark their hard work. Branch President Jack Grindy handed each their award after Chairman Roger Dawes explained they were not for the amount of
Coastal walk
TO CELEBRATE Environment Day and the Day of the Oceans, Orihuela Town Hall has organised a coastal walk for this Sunday, 17th June. Complete with a bilingual guide, the walk will take in the river bed at Campoamor, the botanical area in Aguamarina as well as the local sand dunes. For more information and to book a place on the free walk, email mscheurer@orihuela.es.
money raised “but the number of years they have supported the Royal British Legion”. The branch meets at Scallops Restaurant, and Roger said Daphne had provided continuous support for 20 years, Mollie for 17 years and Kit for the last 16 years. “All have worked so hard for the Poppy Appeal.” He said Scallops and Digby’s Bar had supported the appeal for years and continued to do so, while the two charity shops not only took an appeal box every year but also made “generous donations” to the Legion’s Margot Gunn for the annual Sponsored Walk. Pictured are (left to right) Kit Robinson, Jack Grindy, Daphne Bradley, Scallops’ manager Adam Geeson, Roger Dawes, and Mollie Pettitt.
Spreading the word By Jack Troughton MEMBERS OF Benidoleig and District Branch of the Royal British Legion manned a successful stall at the Orba Summer Fair to give information about the hard working charity. Invited by the organisers of last Saturday’s fiesta, they were able to explain how the RBL went about fundraising, its welfare provision, membership and social activities. Many expats were surprised to learn there was no requirement to be a member to receive assistance – financial, social and emotional support was available to those who had served or were currently serving in the Armed Forces and their dependents. Pictured is branch publicity officer Linda Eskriett with her dog Pipa – the pet making a determined effort to become the branch mascot! And the Benidoleig and District Branch also staged a successful ‘Day of Celebration’ at the El Cid Restaurant to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – a party enjoyed by all which raised more than 1,100€ for the Poppy Appeal.