{"id":638,"date":"2017-04-09T19:25:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2021-05-04T17:46:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:46:09","slug":"veterans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=638","title":{"rendered":"Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"inpagelinks\"><a href=\"#BritishLegion\">British Legion<\/a> | <a href=\"#BurmaStar\">Burma Star<\/a> | <a href=\"#kerridgewarmemorialcommittee\">Kerridge War Memorial<\/a> | <a href=\"#ssafa\">SSAFA<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=1356\">Remembrance Service <\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><a id=\"BritishLegion\" name=\"BritishLegion\"><\/a>The Royal British Legion<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Bollington Branch<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hon. Secretary: Ann Cave<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tel: 01625\u2212425072 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=1356\">Web page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Meetings are held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=222\" target=\"pub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Turners<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=2312\">Ingersley Road<\/a>, Bollington, on the 3rd Wednesday of alternate months (February, April, June, August, October, December) at 8.00pm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"BurmaStar\" name=\"BurmaStar\"><\/a>Burma Star Association <b> <\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Macclesfield District Branch<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Secretary: Mr. J. P. Whitehurst<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tel: 01260-272219<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Welfare Organisation (ex-service) for the benefit of Burma Star holders, their widows and dependents.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7076\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7076\" src=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/290-106-remembrance.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture courtesy of Revd. Steve Murphy \u00a92017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><a id=\"kerridgewarmemorialcommittee\" name=\"kerridgewarmemorialcommittee\"><\/a>Kerridge War Memorial Committee<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hon. Secretary: Susan Poynton<br \/>\nTel: 07920 108463<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:susan.poynton@hotmail.co.uk\">Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@KerridgeWarMem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6582\" src=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/twitter_bird.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"28\" height=\"23\">@KerridgeWarMem<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/KerridgeWarMemorial\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6580\" src=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/find_us_on_facebook_badge.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"44\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=119\">Bull&#8217;s Head Inn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=2320\">Jackson Lane<\/a>, Kerridge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We hold three meetings per year and the Annual War Memorial Parade and Service which is held on the 2nd Sunday in July, 2.30 at the old chapel in Jackson Lane, parading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=36\">War Memorial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=2357\">Oak Lane<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=36\">Kerridge<\/a>, for the service at 3.00pm at which a public collection is taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The committee is composed of Kerridge ex-servicemen and invited local residents. The War Memorial is a private memorial bought by Kerridge people in 1918 to the memory of their loved ones and later those lost in 1939-45. The memorial and garden grounds are maintained to a high standard by the committee and supported by voluntary subscriptions and donations.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Legion | Burma Star | Kerridge War Memorial | SSAFA |&nbsp;Remembrance Service The Royal British Legion Bollington Branch Hon. Secretary: Ann Cave Tel: 01625\u2212425072 Web page Meetings are held at the The Turners, Ingersley Road, Bollington, on the 3rd Wednesday of alternate months (February, April, June, August, October, December) at 8.00pm. 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