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  • April - Annual Zeebrugge Bell Ringing Ceremony
    April - Annual Zeebrugge Bell Ringing Ceremony
    23 Apr 2025, 10:00 – 15:00
    Town Hall, Dover, Old Charlton Rd, Dover CT16 1HB, UK
    This event commemorates the daring raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day in 1918 by the 4th Battalion RMLI and the Royal Navy in which eight Victoria Crosses were awarded.
  • April - Annual Pilgrimage to Zeebrugge
    April - Annual Pilgrimage to Zeebrugge
    26 Apr 2025, 07:30 – 27 Apr 2025, 22:00
    Zeebrugge, Kustlaan 99, 8380 Brugge, Belgium
    This annual pilgrimage commemorates the daring raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day in 1918 by the 4th Battalion RMLI and the Royal Navy in which eight Victoria Crosses were awarded. The coach departs the UJC at 0800 on Saturday, April 25 and returns to the UJC at 2200 on Sunday, April 26.
  • May - Monthly Branch Meeting
    May - Monthly Branch Meeting
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    08 May 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • May - Royal Marines Day and Tom Curry Memorial Match, London, Wanstead Flats
    May - Royal Marines Day and Tom Curry Memorial Match, London, Wanstead Flats
    31 May 2025, 13:00 – 21:00
    Wanstead Rugby Club, Wanstead rugby club centenary fields
    A opportunity to remember the sad loss of Marine Tom Curry who died in 2007 when elements of 42 Commando were engaged in an offensive operation in Northern Helmand, Afghanistan.
  • June - Monthly Branch Meeting
    June - Monthly Branch Meeting
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    12 Jun 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • June - Armed Forces Flag Raising Day
    June - Armed Forces Flag Raising Day
    24 Jun 2025, 14:30 – 18:30
    Guildhall, London, 71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, UK
    The Raising of the Flag Ceremony marks a week of celebrations to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces Community, their families, veterans and cadets.
  • July - Monthly Branch Meeting
    July - Monthly Branch Meeting
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    10 Jul 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • August - Informal Branch Meeting
    August - Informal Branch Meeting
    Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    14 Aug 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    An informal meeting in the Main Bar that gives our branch members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • September - AGM and Branch Meeting
    September - AGM and Branch Meeting
    RBL, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    11 Sept 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    RBL, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    An opportunity for the Committee to present its annual accounts for review and adoption, deliver membership updates, comment on matters relating to branch developments, performance and direction and to elect officers.
  • September - Summer BBQ
    September - Summer BBQ
    HMS President, St Katherine's Way
    19 Sept 2025, 16:30 – 21:30
    HMS President, St Katherine's Way, 72 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UQ, UK
    A wonderful opportunity for branch members, partners, families and friends and invited guests to experience a late summer BBQ in this prestigious venue that offers spectacular views of the River Thames, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge.
  • October - Monthly Branch Meeting
    October - Monthly Branch Meeting
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    09 Oct 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • November - Remembrance Sunday, St Paul's Cathedral
    November - Remembrance Sunday, St Paul's Cathedral
    09 Nov 2025, 08:30 – 14:30
    St Paul's Cathedral, London, St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, UK
    This annual event marks the anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War 1 in 1918 as well as the contributions of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
  • November, Monthly Branch Meeting
    November, Monthly Branch Meeting
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    13 Nov 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    Library, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
  • December, Monthly Branch Meeting
    December, Monthly Branch Meeting
    RBL, Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    11 Dec 2025, 19:00 – 22:00
    RBL, Union Jack Club, Waterloo, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ, UK
    Our monthly branch meeting that gives our members and invited guests the opportunity to meet and exchange dits and wets in safe, secure, warm, comfortable and convivial surroundings.
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  • Ceremony of the Keys
    Ceremony of the Keys
    Tower of London
    Date and time is TBD
    Tower of London, EC3N 4AB, UK
    This is an opportunity for branch members, partners and invited guests to witness the The Ceremony of the Keys that is an ancient ritual held every evening at the Tower of London when the main gates are locked for the night, It is said to be the oldest extant military ceremony in the world.
  • March - Annual Branch Dinner
    March - Annual Branch Dinner
    Union Jack Club, Waterloo
    Date and time is TBD
    Union Jack Club, Waterloo, 72 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UQ, UK
    This highly popular event provides our branch members, partners and invited guests with an opportunity to enjoy a convivial and entertaining evening in secure and warm surroundings together with a guest speaker in the UJC's Gascoigne Suite. Dress: black tie or lounge suite.
  • July - Annual Belgian Cenotaph Parade
    July - Annual Belgian Cenotaph Parade
    Date and time is TBD
    Whitehall, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET, UK
    This unique and prestigious event is now firmly re-established on our branch calendar of events. It commemorates the strong symbol of fraternity between the British and the Belgian soldiers during and after both World Wars and is in recognition of their many acts of heroism, bravery and sacrifice.

Events

Monthly meetings are held at the Reserved Bar Lounge of The Union Jack Club – usually the 2nd Thursday of the month but check the detail below.

Members come from far and wide to join these occasions. Enjoy a drink or two, with old friends and making new.

If arriving early some members  meet in the Main Bar.

At the meeting the Chairman’s chat keeps one up to date on ‘happenings’ for Branch and Corps.

The location of Branch meetings makes it easy to reach with good transport links.

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