To mark the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Tuesday 14 June 2022.
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THE Mayor of Weymouth attended a wreath laying ceremony in celebration of the Royal British Legion s centenary and 100 years of supporting the Armed Forces community. The Weymouth RBL branch, along with branches in towns and villages across the UK, echoed the centenary moment by laying their own wreaths at 9am on Saturday May 15. Representatives of the Royal Navy, the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the Merchant Navy marked the exact moment of the RBL s formation 100 years ago with the symbolic laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph in London. The wreath laying ceremony in Weymouth was limited to only six people due to Covid regulations, chairman of the branch Naomi Turner, along with the vice chair, the standard-bearer, the treasurer and the Mayor of Weymouth attended.