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Dr Deesha Chadha OBE

Eastcote Residents Association are delighted to announce that our committee member Dr. Deesha Chadha has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.

The OBE has been awarded for services to faith communities in recognition of Deesha’s contribution to interfaith dialogue and harmony, exhibited through her work with Faiths Forum for London, and the Hindu Forum of Britain

Deesha said, “It is an honour to receive this title. Unfortunately, the significance of my efforts to unite communities was once again highlighted with police forces recording nearly three times more hate crime offences between January and March during the COVID-19 crisis, than that of the previous two years.”

“Now more than ever, we must come together. Only through our joint efforts, as a single humanity of all faiths and none, can we overcome the challenges of this virus. I urge everyone to show compassion during this time and offer their support to friends, neighbours and strangers. I point to the local humanitarian work of places of worship in Harrow and across the nation as an example to us all. We must provide support to everyone in need – compassion has no room for prejudice.”

The Royal British Legion Fields Of Remembrance 2020

The Tributes planted in our Fields of Remembrance each carry a personal message to someone who lost their life in Service for our country.

Every year we take great care and attention in planting thousands of personal Tributes made by members of the public throughout the UK. This year will be no different and we are determined that COVID-19 will not stop us honouring those who sacrificed so much for us all.

You can support the Poppy Appeal by text or scan:
To donate £2 text POPPY2 to 70545 *
To donate £5 text POPPY5 to 70545 *
To donate £10 text POPPY10 to 70545 *
You will be charged £2, £5, or £10 plus one message at your standard network rate. The Royal  British Legion will receive 100%. We will contact you by text on the mobile number you used to give you the opportunity to let us know how you would like to be contacted in the future and to find out whether you would like to add Gift Aid to your donation.

Dedicate A Tribute

This year, we are also launching our virtual Field of Remembrance, where you can virtually plant your Tribute from home, and explore other Tributes made to remember the fallen. To dedicate a tribute in 2020:

Complete The Online Form at:  https://mcas-proxyweb.eu.cas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdonations.britishlegion.org.uk.eu.cas.ms%2Flrx%2F

Choose Your Tribute Type

Leave a personal message

Choose the Field of Remembrance where you want your Tribute to be planted, and you can also choose to add your Tribute to our Virtual Field of Remembrance

Visit Our Virtual Field Of Remembrance

Remember and honour the fallen by leaving a Tribute in our virtual Field of Remembrance. This year, you can virtually plant your Tribute from the comfort of your home.

Row upon row of Tributes with their scarlet poppies, personal messages and photographs bring home to all of us that Remembrance is a deeply important and personal event.

While it is our current hope to plant Tributes in the same way as we have done for over 90 years, if location or national restrictions are in place which means this is not possible, we will plant your Tribute in another Field or on our virtual Field of Remembrance.

For any queries please email dedicate@britishlegion.org.uk or call us on 0345 845 1945.

Create Your Tribute

Your Tribute and donation will help to support members of the Armed Forces community. During these current challenging and difficult times, we need your help more than ever.

Visiting The Fields Of Remembrance

Each November, we welcome members of the public from across the UK, to join us and honour the memory of loved ones who we have sadly lost, serving in our Armed Forces.

The Fields of Remembrance are officially opened with a special Remembrance service where we honour The Two Minute Silence at 11.00 am.

A bugler plays the Last Post and the Exhortation is read. All the fields are open during daylight hours. Due to the current restrictions, we have made the difficult decision to close all of our opening services to protect the public, staff, and volunteers.

All Fields will be open after the Service from 1.00 pm. Please note that on 11 November (Armistice Day), the Fields can be very crowded.

Find out more about each of the Fields of Remembrance and their location:

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/remember-a-loved-one/fields-of-remembrance

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Jeff Duley
Eastcote Royal British Legion Branch Chairman & Membership Secretary

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON POPPY APPEAL 2020

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you may see less of The Royal British Legion’s devoted volunteer Poppy Appeal collectors in your local communities, but you can help family, friends, and neighbours to get hold of their poppy and contribute to the Appeal.

You can request 20 poppies free of charge by completing the form in the safe link below. You can then give them to your friends and family and ask them for a donation to support our Armed Forces community.

Along with the poppies, you will also receive information on how you and those you share your poppies with can give as well as how to distribute the poppy safely and ensure everyone can wear the poppy with pride.

Please ensure you request your envelope by 5 November to ensure you receive it before Remembrance.

Once they have received your order, please allow 2-3 working days for them to confirm your order by email.

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/poppies-in-the-post

For more information please visit Eastcote Branch Facebook page

 

 

What’s invading your rivers?

Have you seen an “space invader” in your river? Have you heard of non native invasive species? Join Chloe next Wednesday evening for a free online workshop to learn more.

Our rivers, waterways and river banks are under attack by “space invaders” that threaten to disrupt and damage our rivers and green spaces.  These invaders – Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, and Japanese Knotweed – are non-native invasive species (NNIS) which can significantly impact plant biodiversity, human health, and economic interests.

Join us for a free online workshop exploring each species covering their identification techniques, impacts on the natural ecosystem and how you can help. The workshop will be held online via Zoom and a link will be sent out prior to the workshop beginning.

Confirm your place via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/colne-valley-regional-park-19844437444.

UK Power Networks work in Eastcote

UKPN are working on the HS2 power supply route at the Deane Croft Road/Field End Road/Meadow Way junction from 20th August.

The plan is to start in Meadow Way and move on to Deane Croft Road. It is planned for the trench works to be on the south side of both roads, however as always if there are any changes due to unknown obstructions they may have to change this whilst on site.

They will cross the junction and extend 15m along Meadow Way and Deane Croft Road to ensure that when they come back to do the rest of the route, the traffic at the junction is affected as little as possible by the Traffic Management and works.

For more information, please see, UKPN ERA Website or  visit https://hs2inhillingdon.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/works-in-your-area/details.

 

Royal British Legion Remembers

Despite the pandemic, the Eastcote Branch of the Royal British Legion has continued to lay wreaths at the War Memorial on key dates to honour those that have given their lives in conflict.

A short socially distanced ceremony was held at Eastcote War Memorial at 11.00 am on Saturday 15th August to commemorate the 75thanniversary of the end of World War 2.

For further information and news about

Eastcote Royal British Legion please go here or on Facebook at Royal British Legion Eastcote Branch.

To find out more about  this year’s Poppy Appeal please go  here.

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