YORKSHIRE REGIMENT APPEAL

for a commemorative site at the

NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM

The National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) is a permanent location in Staffordshire devoted to the concept of remembrance and since the dedication of the Armed Forces Memorial by The Queen has become a focal point for the Nation for both commemoration and celebration.  Over 100 Regiments, Corps and other Services have plots here.

The Yorkshire Regiment is not as yet represented there and the Trustees recently agreed that this should be remedied as soon as possible.  It has been proposed that a small Regimental Committee be established to take this idea forward.  The final design of the site has therefore yet to be decided but it is likely to include a large commemorative stone with a plaque appropriately engraved.  Trees are of course a feature of the overall site and will also be included.  It is the Regiment’s intention to include within the site commemoration of our antecedent regiments.

In order for the Regiment to establish this site at the NMA we need to raise in the region of £15,000 and clearly the more money we raise the better the plot will be.  Your assistance with this appeal is sought.  Please consider making a donation towards this worthwhile venture in any of the following ways:

Cash                –  cash donations can be accepted at RHQ.

Cheque           – please send your cheque, made payable to

                       ‘The Yorkshire Regiment Charitable Trust’, to:

Regimental Headquarters

TheYorkshireRegiment

YO1 9SB

If you have not had the opportunity to visit the NMA before then it is worth the trip.  The Armed Forces Memorial at its centre is superb with 16,000 names of those who have died on service since 1945 and sadly more names being regularly added.  More information can be found at www.thenma.org.uk   By establishing a Yorkshire Regiment Plot at the NMA not only will it help to commemorate the Regiment with all its glorious past but it will also serve to celebrate what is now the largest and only County Regiment in the British Army.   We hope the wider Regimental family will wish to support this Appeal. 

On behalf of the Colonel of the Regiment, thank you.

28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you, thanks to Gift Aid.  So please sponsor now!

Many thanks for your support.