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We are here to administer and deliver community support within the District. We also cover membership and fundraising activities of the Legion's branches throughout District North of Spain.
Membership of The Royal British Legion is available to all adults and nationality, not just members or ex-members of the British Armed Forces and we always welcome new members. Drop into your local branch or click here to find out how you can join.
You can join on-line and the following link will take you direct to the on-line application form click here.
For further information please contact: Kevin Reardon, Media Officer, RBL Spain, District North. Email:
The Royal British Legion’s work is the nation’s biggest Armed Forces charity providing care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces past and present and their families. The Legion champions Remembrance and safeguards the Military Covenant between the nation and its Armed Forces. It is well known for the annual Poppy Appeal, and its emblem the red poppy.www.britishlegion.org.uk
RBL POPPY APPEAL LAUNCH, BENIDORM – SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2023
The Poppy Appeal 2023 will be launched in Spain with a ceremony in Benidorm on Saturday, 14th October. It starts with a Parade of Standards from Calle Castelló, stepping off at 13.00 and arriving at the dais at Rincon de Loix at approximately 13.15. We will be welcoming representatives from the British Embassy in Madrid and its local Consulates, Royal British Legion Headquarters in London and Benidorm Town Hall as our guests at this key event.
You can get further details of this key event, including how to book in for the lunch in the Flash Hotel following the ceremony, from your local RBL Branch. You will also be able to see further details on this page closer to the date.
Although we collect funds throughout the year, this ceremony marks the start of the main collection period leading up to Remembrance Sunday. The funds we raise remain here in Spain to support a growing number of ex-Service personnel who need the Legion's support. If you're free on the day, please come and help us mark the event and kick this year's Poppy Appeal off to a flying start.
Every euro received in Spain will be retained and used in Spain where it will make a real difference, not only to the lives of Service men, women and veterans that live amongst us, but to their families as well, who can also experience difficulties dealing with the circumstances of a loved one who is serving or who has served.
So make your donation and wear your poppy with pride in the knowledge that you will be supporting your local Armed Forces community, past and present, who have done so and who will continue to provide an incredible service to our country.
The launch will be preceded by a short parade from Calle Castellon along Paseo de Levante to Rincon de Loix, Benidorm. It gets underway at 1pm and will be led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums, along with standard bearers from across the many branches that make up Spain District North.
Do go along and show your support to our veterans on the day. Your attendance will be extremely welcome.
The Royal British Legion, Northern Branch. Benidorm & District 3489 Royal British Legion
If you want to be a member of a forward looking and vibrant Legion Branch, please email the Secretary for further information email address
HOW WE CAN HELP
The Royal British Legion provides lifelong support for the Armed Forces community - serving men and women, veterans and their familes.
District North Spain covers an area from the French Border to Roquetas de Mar in Almeria, both the coastal regions and inland. Our District Community Support team are here to help. We are part of the Legion's extensive Poppy Support services. If you are serving, have served or are the dependant or carer of someone who has served in the UK's Armed Forces, then you may be eligible for our help.
If you feel we may be able to help you or someone close to you, please contact us for a confidential chat as follows:
We can offer financial aid in an urgent crisis, help homeless ex-Service people get back on their feet, advise on compensation claims, offer careers advice for those looking to make a fresh start after leaving the Forces, arrange home or hospital visits and much more.
You can also use the Legion's online self-help knowledge base to find the information you need. It includes a live chat facility.
Registered Charity No. 219279
Spanish NIF N8261536J
Registering for a state school in Spain - When you arrive in Spain you may be looking to register your children into a Spanish state school. This can be a complex process but once you accept the Spanish way of doing things, you should be fine.
1. The first place to go is the Culture House (Casa Cultura) or Education Department of the Town Hall where you collect a form in order to register the children. Take with you, your passport, the child's passport and proof of where you are living (such as a rental contract).
2. Take your completed form to the Town Hall, Estadistica Office. (There will be a small fee fees)
3. Return to the Town Hall the next day to collect the forms which have now been stamped.
4. Take the forms back to the Culture House where they keep the forms and give you a list of your nearest schools.
You apply for a place at your nearest school and when you go to the school it will pay you to take a translator, while teachers can sometimes speak English, they usually choose not to!
When you go to the school, take with you:
Copy of birth certificate for the child
Copy of passport for the child
Copy of parents passports
2 passport photographs
Filled in application form
Padron paperwork (from Town Hall)
Medical check paper
(The school will also require a cursory Medical Check-up to be carried out by the local doctor, this is simply a height, weight check and to see if your child's vaccinations are up to date. The Doctor will issue a paper to say your child has passed the medical check, take this paper to the school for their records.)
The school will then give you a list of the required text books and equipment that you will need to purchase for your child. The books will cost around 150 euros per child.
List of Schools in Benidorm and the surrounding area
For lots more information on Living in Spain check out this section of the Website
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