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.
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.
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.
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 20th June 2020
Saturday 20th June 2020
2020 Reunion Ticket Application
Everyone must purchase a £10 ticket to gain entry into the reunion on the Saturday and the application form is now available for download underneath this message.
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.
Everyone must purchase a £10 ticket to gain entry into the reunion on the Saturday and the application form is now available for download underneath this message.
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.
Shrewsbury Reunion Application Form 2020.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. The link is below.
Light Infantry Reunion Contact Information
LI Reunion Coordinator: Ron Gittings (Capt retd) e-mail:
Shrewsbury Rifles Office: Heather Morgan e-mail: aoshrewsbury@the-rifles.co.uk
Programme of Events
TBC
*Please note that this programme is subject to change. A Confirmed programme will be available on the day.
Food Menu's
TBC
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 10 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 Patrick Warren KSLI/3LI.
If you need more tickets or information please use the e-mail and phone details below:
Telephone: 01922 413489
e-mail: bodiddley@talktalk.net
All ticket stubs & cheques must be returned to:
Mr JP Warren 12 Cleves Crescent, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire WS6 7LR
Prizes
• £1000 x 1 First Prize
• £500 x 1 Second Prize
• £250 x 2 Third Prize
• £100 x 5 Fourth Prize
Tickets are £1 each and come in books of 10 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 Patrick Warren KSLI/3LI.
If you need more tickets or information please use the e-mail and phone details below:
Telephone: 01922 413489
e-mail: bodiddley@talktalk.net
All ticket stubs & cheques must be returned to:
Mr JP Warren 12 Cleves Crescent, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire WS6 7LR
Prizes
• £1000 x 1 First Prize
• £500 x 1 Second Prize
• £250 x 2 Third Prize
• £100 x 5 Fourth Prize
2019 Prize Draw Winners
1st prize £1000 Tony Steventon, Willenhall West Mids 21768
2nd prize £500 Dave Smith, Sunderland 20613
3rd prize £250 R Hinton, Oswestry 16137
4th prize £250 Stuart Preece, Hereford 12276
5th prize £100 Dave Southall, Rugeley Staffordshire 22717
6th prize £100 Stephen McDonald, Barnsley PayPal 7 (Donated back to Reunion Funds)
7th prize £100 Gordon Tarn, Sunderland 20566
8th prize £100 Peter Hart, Shrewsbury 02630
9th prize £100 Mr T Matthews, Cwmbran 10435
TOTAL INCOME FROM TICKET SALES, INCLUDING PAYPAL SALES: £4111
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THE DRAW
1st prize £1000 Tony Steventon, Willenhall West Mids 21768
2nd prize £500 Dave Smith, Sunderland 20613
3rd prize £250 R Hinton, Oswestry 16137
4th prize £250 Stuart Preece, Hereford 12276
5th prize £100 Dave Southall, Rugeley Staffordshire 22717
6th prize £100 Stephen McDonald, Barnsley PayPal 7 (Donated back to Reunion Funds)
7th prize £100 Gordon Tarn, Sunderland 20566
8th prize £100 Peter Hart, Shrewsbury 02630
9th prize £100 Mr T Matthews, Cwmbran 10435
TOTAL INCOME FROM TICKET SALES, INCLUDING PAYPAL SALES: £4111
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THE DRAW
Latest 2020 Reunion News (as received by the LI Reunion Coordinator)
2nd November 2019 - Important, PLEASE READ.
Like every other professional club in the world, Shrewsbury Town FC is a business, as such they need to make profits from their endeavours in order to remain a going concern. They have never charged the Reunion for the use of their facilities, despite the belief of some.
They hire the bar that they use for the reunion at a cost of £2,000, and of course they have to pay their staff (a considerable number) a decent wage for their efforts. These costs have to be paid from the revenue they make from selling beer and food before they can show any profit. This profit is being eroded by a small, but selfish minority, who choose to save a few personal pennies by bringing in refreshments from an outside source.
I have been informed by the Club Chairman that if their profit does not relate to the amount of effort that is expended in running their side of the Reunion, they will have no option but to start charging, alternatively the worst case would be denying the use of the facilities to the Reunion completely! The hire of the car park alone, (and we have it for five days) would amount to £7,800. This would be a huge drain on our meagre resources.
So, if you want your Reunion to continue into the future, please demonstrate a supportive and responsible attitude and don’t bring in your own refreshments but purchase those provided by the stadium staff.
From: Light Infantry Committee
Like every other professional club in the world, Shrewsbury Town FC is a business, as such they need to make profits from their endeavours in order to remain a going concern. They have never charged the Reunion for the use of their facilities, despite the belief of some.
They hire the bar that they use for the reunion at a cost of £2,000, and of course they have to pay their staff (a considerable number) a decent wage for their efforts. These costs have to be paid from the revenue they make from selling beer and food before they can show any profit. This profit is being eroded by a small, but selfish minority, who choose to save a few personal pennies by bringing in refreshments from an outside source.
I have been informed by the Club Chairman that if their profit does not relate to the amount of effort that is expended in running their side of the Reunion, they will have no option but to start charging, alternatively the worst case would be denying the use of the facilities to the Reunion completely! The hire of the car park alone, (and we have it for five days) would amount to £7,800. This would be a huge drain on our meagre resources.
So, if you want your Reunion to continue into the future, please demonstrate a supportive and responsible attitude and don’t bring in your own refreshments but purchase those provided by the stadium staff.
From: Light Infantry Committee