Branch Annual Dinner – Saturday 14 September 2024
Our next Annual Dinner is on Saturday 14 September 2024. Many of our Kent Branch members, the widows of former Branch members and our many "Friends of the Branch" will book in for this event and we look forward to meeting [...]
QR Code to Register with the Association
Technology is moving us ever forward. If you would like to register with the Association as a General Member or be guided to your nearest Association Branch or be added to the Regimental Nominal Roll then scan the QR code where [...]
September 2024 Meeting and luncheon
A reminder to all members that our next Branch meeting will be held at the Hythe Sports & Social Club at 1115 hrs on Sunday 17 November 2024 If you are not able to attend the meeting, please render your apologies. [...]
Grenadier Day – Saturday 19th July 2025
Grenadier Day 2025 will be held on Saturday 19th July at Lille Barracks, Aldershot. The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel would be delighted if all members of the Grenadier Guards ‘Past and Present’, and their families, could join us for what will be [...]
Black Sunday
Serving and veteran Grenadier Guards will come together at Wellington Barracks, London, on Sunday 18 May 2025 for our annual day of remembrance. There will be a service in the Guards Chapel followed by a parade at the Guards Memorial. The [...]
Army Experience 24
Army Experience 24 offers a free look at life in the military for 18-24 year-olds at several different locations across the UK. If you're seeking a unique, exciting and authentic taste of Army life, follow the link or search online to [...]
Manchester – Freedom of the City
The Grenadier Guards will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Freedom of the City of Manchester on the weekend of Saturday 31st August and Sunday 01 September 2024. This weekend will incorporate a Freedom Parade, a Band Concert and a [...]
Virtual Grenadiers
Several reunions, get-togethers, Facebook Groups, breakfast clubs, and other activities have made their mark on Social Media platforms in recent years. There are also several Grenadier Guards Association Branches with a Facebook presence. Collectively, these events and groups are referred to [...]
Cenotaph Parade – Sunday 10 November 2024 – Remembrance Day
For the 2024 Cenotaph parade, Regimental Headquarters Grenadier Guards have been allocated a set number of tickets for a Grenadier marching party to partake in the parade. Please only reply to commsoffr@grengds.com For anyone applying for their individual ticket you must [...]
New Royal Cyphers – Regiment and Association
These are the Royal Cyphers that has been released following the Coronation of King Charles III. This is the official Royal Cypher for the Regiment. This is the Royal Cypher for the Grenadier Guards Association. [...]
Branches Closed
It is sad that the Aylesbury, Essex, Kingston & District, Lincoln, Medway and Shropshire Branches of the Grenadier Guards Association recently closed because of an insufficient number of members, or insufficient volunteers to fill the necessary roles to run the Branch. [...]
Obtaining Service Records
RHQ has received numerous requests to check service records for service history. This post is to advise on the process for ex-service personnel record requests. The Archive Department, at RHQ, only now has a record (register) of service numbers and names [...]
New Branch Title
Following the closure of the West Kent and Medway Branches, we are the sole surviving Branch in Kent. Application to re-title was made to the Regimental Council, which met on 18 October 2023. They approved our request and, with effect the [...]
Pictures of the 2022 Band of the Grenadier Guards Band Concert
A reminder that the world-famous Band of the Grenadier Guards came to Hythe and Folkestone on Friday 14 October 2022. They featured in a rare and extremely well attended Grenadier Guards Parade in the High Street in Hythe, and later at [...]
Veteran’s Unclaimed Armed Forces Pensions
CALL TO ACTION! Do you think you might be eligible, or know a veteran who might have an unclaimed Armed Forces pension? Remarkably, it was assessed in a MoD Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) Annual Report that some 16,500 people [...]
Op Restore: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service
Op Restore: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service – the new name for the Veterans Trauma Network The Veterans Trauma Network (VTN) is now called Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service. This brings the service in line [...]