Funeral of a Branch Member – 2628726 George Henry Pritchard
2628726 GEORGE HENRY PRITCHARD We regret to inform you of the death of George Henry Pritchard on 14th November 2023. Our thoughts are with family and friends at this very sad time. May he Rest in Peace The funeral [...]
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 [...]
Keep an Older Person Safer
Cold calling is not illegal. However, any trader that ignores a sticker or notice on a door stating that the occupier does not wish to receive cold calls may be committing a criminal offence. The Grenadier Guards Association - Kent Branch, has been advised that as a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Branches Closed
It is sad to report that our Aylesbury, Essex, Kingston & District, Lincoln, Medway and Shrophire Branches of the Grenadier Guards Association closed because of insufficient number of members, or insufficient volunteers to fill the necessary roles to run the Branch. [...]
Association Membership Card 2023
Regimental Headquarters Grenadier Guards is in the process of issuing Grenadier Guards Association Membership cards to those non-serving Grenadiers who they have on their nominal roll. Now we have received confirmation on our change of title, the Hon. Secretary of the [...]
Branch AGM, Meeting & Luncheon – Sunday 17 March 2024
This is the scheduled date of our 2024 Annual General Meeting that will be followed by our bi-monthly Branch meeting. Please note the 1115 hrs start time. In addition to physical attendance, the Hon. Secretary plans to organise a Microsoft Teams meeting for [...]
Branch Annual Dinner – Saturday 14 September 2024
The date for our next Annual Dinner is 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 [...]
Nijmegen Company
Nijmegen Company will for the Escort on the 2024 King's Birthday Parade and will Troop their new Colour.
Black Sunday 2024
Serving and veteran Grenadier Guards will come together at Wellington Barracks, London, on Sunday 19 May 2024 for our annual day of remembrance. There will be a service in the Guards Chapel followed by a parade at the Guards Memorial. The [...]
Grenadier Day 2024
Regimental Headquarters has confirmed that the 2024 Grenadier Day will take place at Lille Barracks, Aldershot on Saturday 6 July 2024. The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel would be delighted if all members of the Grenadier Guards ‘Past and Present’, and their families, [...]
Chief of the General Staff
Grenadiers It has just been announced that the next Chief of the General Staff, succeeding General Sir Patrick Sanders when he stands down in 2024, will be Lieutenant General Sir Roland Walker KCB, DSO. As professional head of the British Army, [...]
Major General
Grenadiers The next General Officer Commanding London District (The Major General) is a Grenadier. Major General James Bowder OBE, is presently handing over as Director of Army Futures and is still the Regimental Lieutenant Colonel. He starts at Horse Guards in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Royal Cypher for the Regiment. This is the Royal Cypher for the Grenadier Guards [...]
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Whislt at the Association Secretary's Meeting and Annual General Meeting on Saturday 25 March 2023, Dave Coote, who is a Grenadier In Pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC), briefed the assembled with regards the eligibility and criteria required to become [...]
Guards Gin
The Guards Gin is a wonderfully smooth London Dry Gin created by Hawkridge Distillers especially for the Guards Division, containing honey from the Royal Balmoral Estate. A pound from every bottle sold goes back to regimental charities, helping our incredible soldiers, [...]
