The Light Infantry Annual Reunion 

Shrewsbury

The annual Light Infantry Reunion takes place each year around the first weekend of June and brings together ALL Light Infantrymen from the County Regiments to The Light Infantry. The official reunion takes place on the Saturday with individual battalions now organising their own events on the Friday before and more details can be found on their individual social media groups/pages. Details of the 1LI Reunion & Raffle, organised by the 1LI Association, can be found here of by clicking on the 1LI Reunion & Raffle tab in the menu bar above.
The reunion weekend is laid on by the Light Infantry Committee and is organised by the Reunion Coordinator and his team, the weekend needs the full support of ALL former Light Infantrymen and is a very popular annual event with attendances being anything between 1600 to 2600 on the day.
Access to the annual reunion is by way of a ticket which has to be applied for from the Shrewsbury office only and shown to the security staff as the entrance to the stadium car park.
The application form comes out around late February and a copy of the form will be added to this web page for those that do not have it sent to them. All the details required are on the form and everything must go through the Shrewsbury office, around mid to late May the tickets will be posted to you.
Due to increasing costs and a reunion fund that is ever decreasing a ticket charge has now been introduced to help secure it's long term future, which we should all get behind.
To further assist with the funding of the event a Prize Draw has been set up which has been very succesful to date, but it will need your continued support whether you can or cannot attend the event please. Full details of the Prize Draw and the event itself can be found below along with all updates and news as we receive them from the LI Reunion Coordinator.
Contact details for the Shrewsbury reunion are further down on this page. 

The annual Light Infantry Reunion now takes place at:
Shrewsbury Town FC, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6ST

******* The next Annual Reunion will be held on: *******

Saturday 22nd June 2024 
 
2024 Light Infantry Reunion Ticket Application
Everyone must purchase a £10 ticket to gain entry into the reunion on the Saturday and the application form will be available for download underneath this message as soon as it is available.
Please ensure that you read and complete the form fully before posting to the address at the top of it and all applications must include a STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE so that your tickets can be posted to you.
LI Reunion Application form 2024.pdf


Official Light Infantry Annual Reunion Website

The Light Infantry Committee has a new dedicated website for the annual reunion where additional details can be found along with the application form to download as well as being able to pay for your tickets online (BACS ONLY). The link is below.

Please Click Here

Light Infantry Reunion Contact Information

LI Reunion Coordinator:  Andy Rhodes (Capt) e-mail:  rhodes103@btinternet.com
Shrewsbury Rifles Office:   Heather Morgan    e-mail:  aoshrewsbury@the-rifles.co.uk


*2024 Programme of Events TBC

0900hrs - Stadium gates open for setting up of stalls

1000hrs - Shuttle bus from Frankwell car park starts

1100hrs - Bars and stalls open

1230hrs - Families lunch starts in the Sovereign's Suite

1400hrs - Buglers Sound "Half Hour Dress"

1415hrs - Buglers Sound "Quarter Hour Dress"

1430hrs - ** Veterans Fall In for: Drumhead Service, Review, March Past & Salute

1530hrs - Entertainment in the marquee "The Bluebird Belles"

1700hrs - Shuttle bus starts 

*Please note that this programme is subject to change. A Confirmed programme will be available on the day.

** Dress Code for the Veterans Parade: Suits, Blazers or Smart Jackets and Trousers. Regimental Ties, Medals (no miniatures). Berets/Hats


Food Menu's

Families Lunch:
Fish, Chips & Peas
Bread and Butter
Tea/Coffee

Light Infantry Draw

The Light Infantry Draw was introduced to help towards the funding of the Annual Reunion and needs the support of as many as possible.
Tickets are £1 each and come in books of 5 tickets and if you are already registered with the Shrewsbury office then one book will be posted out to you, but if you are not registered then please contact Heather at the Shrewsbury office on the e-mail link at the address below.
* Please note that the LI Draw is now being run by Shirley Gallaway
If you need more tickets or information please use the e-mail details below:
e-mail:  li.riflesassndraw@aol.com
All ticket stubs & cheques must be returned to:
Promoter: Mrs S. Gallaway, Ty Gwyn, Station Rd, Pant, Nr Oswestry, SY10 8JT

Prizes
£1000   First Prize: Winner - Martin Platt
£500     Second Prize: Winner - Wendy Smallwood
£250     Third Prize: Winner - "Banjo" Green
£100  Fourth Prize: Winner - Syd Lowe
£100  Fifth Prize: Winner - N. Palmer
Congratulations to all our Winners - They have all been contacted and payments made. Thank you to all who took part.
Andy Rhodes - LI Reunion Coordinator


Latest Light Infantry Reunion News (as received from the LI Reunion Coordinator)

February 2023 - Light Infantry Reunion 2023
The annual reunion returns this year on the 17th June 2023. Our hosts, as usual, will be the hospitality team at Shrewsbury Town football ground.

Due to the lack of response in previous years and the increase in costs it has been decided that this year we will not be holding a Dinner.                      The Rifles Band and Bugles have been requested to hopefully support this year’s reunion.

​Admission tickets can be purchased using the application form below.

​Draw tickets, can also be purchased through the website using the BACS system and will be available to buy at the reunion until 1330hrs on the day with the draw being made following the Parade.

May I take this opportunity to remind you all that only food and drink purchased at the reunion marquee may be consumed at the reunion. Please do not bring your own. 

Andy Rhodes (Capt)

Reunion Coordinator


13th February 2022 - Light Infantry Reunion 2022

The 2022 Light Infantry Reunion will be going ahead.

29th January 2021 - Light Infantry Reunion 2021 Cancelled

18th March 2020 - Light Infantry Reunion 2020 Cancelled