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22nd October 2025
Centenary Village Wins National Recognition at Soldiering On Awards
3rd October 2025
RBLI Unveils Roll of Honour to Celebrate Veteran Support and Community Generosity
2nd October 2025
Shaping the Future of Construction: RBLI at Kent Expo 2025
30th September 2025
Reds10 Take on the CHX Challenge to Support RBLI
18th September 2025
BBC Watchdog Investigation Airs
11th September 2025
RBLI Named Large Charity of the Year at Kent Charity Awards!
11th September 2025
RBLI signs major contract with national Infrastructure firm
8th September 2025
Veteran’s Poetry Book Printed at BBMC Leatherhead
5th September 2025
Remembering Our Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent GCVO
2nd September 2025
BBMC Named Finalist for Social Enterprise UK Award
19th August 2025
“So That Others Might Know”: The Story of Percy Bowpitt, Soldier of the Forgotten Army
31st July 2025
Amey Honoured for 15 Years of Supporting Veteran Employment Through RBLI’s Social Enterprise
23rd July 2025
RBLI Chief Executive Lisa Farmer Awarded OBE for Services to the Armed Forces Community
8th July 2025
Government’s nuclear funding to benefit a Kent-based social enterprise
16th May 2025
RBLI awarded Freedom of the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling
14th May 2025
New traffic management production line puts social enterprise on road to greater business
12th May 2025
National Highways doubles its impact at RBLI’s social enterprise and celebrates three years of partnership
9th May 2025
Honouring the Past, Celebrating Together: VE Day at the Garden of Honour
2nd May 2025
RBLI and TfL partner for VE Day 80
16th April 2025
RBLI launches Echoes to commemorate VE Day 80
31st March 2025
RBLI submits plans for permission to build a new Kent factory
31st March 2025
Business leaders back The Chairman’s Sleep Out and raise record amount for RBLI’s work with homeless veterans
23rd March 2025
New programme helping spouses of veterans to find new careers heads for Helensburgh
10th March 2025
Ben and Jay take on the ‘Three Sleeps Challenge’ for The Great Tommy Sleep Out
6th March 2025
Getting more veterans into meaningful jobs: RBLI’s Lifeworks is ready to take up Government call
4th March 2025
All aboard! Business leaders spend night on HMS Cavalier for The Great Tommy Sleep Out
21st February 2025
Care home staff commit to three days of camping for The Great Tommy Sleep Out
20th February 2025
Placing social value at the heart of business: RBLI acclaims Procurement Act
17th February 2025
RAF veterans setting off on six-day walk for The Great Tommy Sleep Out
13th February 2025
Enhancing leadership skills: Apprenticeship offers RBLI veteran ‘exciting new chapter’ in his career
13th February 2025
‘Turning lives around’: RBLI’s Lifeworks to support even more families thanks to Veterans’ Foundation funding
11th February 2025
‘A resounding success’: Lifeworks launch in Gateshead attracts top turnout
7th February 2025
Stepping out for The Great Tommy Sleep Out: Matthew’s Hadrian’s Wall hike to help the cause
31st January 2025
Shining a light on veteran homelessness: RBLI’s The Great Tommy Sleep Out aims for record year
29th January 2025
RBLI achieves JOSCAR accreditation
14th January 2025
RBLI unveils plans for a new Kent factory
3rd January 2025
RBLI Chief Executive honoured by King Charles
26th November 2024
RBLI Thanks Scrap Car Comparison for Its Generous Support
12th November 2024
Royal British Legion Industries Welcomes BAE Systems and Barratt Redrow as Co-sponsors of The Great Tommy Sleep Out
17th October 2024
Minister for Veterans Announces £1 Million Grant for RBLI
10th October 2024
New funding announced to support employability for families of Armed Forces veterans
3rd October 2024
New Report Highlights How Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Transforms Veterans' Lives Through Jobs and Training
23rd September 2024
RBLI Wins Fundraising Campaign of the Year at Third Sector Awards
27th June 2024
Cyclists, including two brothers in arms, set out on RBLI’s annual Ride with a Veteran cycle ride
12th June 2024
The Great Tommy Sleep Out Raises £1.2 Million
10th June 2024
RBLI Commemorates The 80th Anniversary of D-Day with a Beacon Lighting Ceremony
4th June 2024
RBLIs’ sand installation of 80 Tommies commemorates the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
26th April 2024
Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Co celebrates Kings’ Award for Enterprise for providing employment to veterans.
18th January 2024
RBLI RECEIVES SPONSORSHIP FROM BAE SYSTEMS FOR ITS ANNUAL THE GREAT TOMMY SLEEP OUT
19th December 2023
RBLI’s Lifeworks employability programme joins with Positive Transition
1st December 2023
In a speech at the House of Commons The Lord King of Lothbury highlights the impact of RBLI’s Lifeworks
28th November 2023
SBMC receives grant from The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Greenwich Hospital
1st November 2023
RBLI's Tommy Created By Veterans
20th October 2023
HRH The Princess Royal officially opens Royal British Legion Industries’ Centenary Village
9th October 2023
Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE Launches New Book
11th August 2023
SBMC honours the life of Jackie Johnson
18th July 2023
Hari Budha Magar launches the annual ‘Ride with a Veteran’ cycle ride
4th July 2023
Royal British Legion Industries receives Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Grant.
6th June 2023
Turf cutting celebrates construction of welfare facilities and new housing for veterans
21st April 2023
RBLI receives Royal recognition for its social enterprise
2nd April 2023
Declaration Ceremony of the High Sheriff of Kent 2023
29th March 2023
Chairmans Tommy Sleep Out at Fort Amherst
14th March 2023
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer MP Visits RBLI
1st March 2023
Success of the Telegraph Christmas Appeal
21st February 2023
RBLI Launches New Coronation Range
15th January 2023
Nadra Ahmed Receives CBE
29th December 2022
Telegraph Appeal Generates 22 Homeless Referrals in a Single Day
30th November 2022
Morrisons and RBLI join forces to support unemployed veterans in Exeter
18th November 2022
Harry Kane Launches Official Shop and Social Enterprise Partnership
16th November 2022
Proud to be selected for the Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal
11th November 2022
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Visit Royal British Legion Industries
10th November 2022
WW2 veteran celebrates 2,000 plaques made for The Queen’s Green Canopy
24th August 2022
Lifeworks launch year-long evaluation of success
30th June 2022
Jools Holland inspired after collecting RBLI plaques
24th June 2022
Barratt Dementia Garden Finished
14th June 2022
RBLI’s response to veteran Universal Credit figures.
31st May 2022
Lord Lieutenant of Kent opens new dementia facility on RBLI’s village
12th April 2022
RBLI’s village for vulnerable veterans gets boost from BAE Systems
28th February 2022
Royal British Legion Industries appoints Lisa Farmer as chief executive
29th November 2021
Lord-Lieutenant celebrates as RBLI veterans drafted in for The Queen’s Green Canopy
7th October 2021
RBLI’s Tommy 10k fundraiser for military veterans launched with crew of HMS Prince of Wales
8th September 2021
Welcoming the Kent County Council Leader to RBLI's village
28th July 2021
RBLI launches ‘Women in War’ campaign to recognise the female contribution to the Armed Forces
25th June 2021
RBLI signs up Panattoni for its challenge
9th June 2021
Tommy Club Founding Patron takes on quarantine marathon in hotel room
1st June 2021
RBLI CELEBRATES NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS' WEEK
6th May 2021
HARRY KANE CHOOSES TOMMY CLUB AS LEYTON ORIENT SHIRT SPONSOR
29th April 2021
Lord Dannatt rallies nation for ‘Tommy’s Race to Victory’ VE Day celebrations
21st December 2020
England Captain Harry Kane Becomes RBLI Tommy Club Ambassador
27th October 2020
Former Governor of the Bank of England Lord King announced as RBLI's President
15th October 2020
RBLI announces charity partnership with Seat Unique
13th October 2020
Lord Dannatt and Royal British Legion Industries launch new Tommy Club
2nd September 2020
RBLI Launches Tommy Tea
10th August 2020
RBLI Commemorates VJ Day
29th July 2020
Forces in Mind Trust awards grant to fund accredited employment training programme for RBLI's Scottish social enterprise
9th July 2020
National Care Association Chair Nadra Ahmed OBE DL backs RBLI's Florence Nightingale campaign
1st July 2020
Veterans salute as RBLI thanks its carers with Florence Nightingale award
1st June 2020
Celebrating Volunteers' Week 2020
29th April 2020
Lord Dannatt & RBLI launch Tommy in the Window campaign
