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The Royal British Legion

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Speaker: Commander Tom Sharpe OBE, RN (Retd)Title: The Straits we&#39;re in: A Tour of the Waters the World Depends on Pay bar from 18:15Talk starts: 7pmBuffet supper afterwards (curry: &pound;15 per head) in The George All profits to The Poppy Appeal and St Peter&#39;s Church, St Mary Bourne About the Speaker:Tom Sharpe served in the Royal Navy for 27 years, during which he commanded four warships. He was awarded an OBE for saving the icebreaker HMS Endurance from a catastrophic flood in the Magellan Straits in December 2008, during which the ship suffered loss of power in 60 knot winds. He also served as the MOD&#39;s Naval Spokesman and is now a leading commentator on maritime security. He writes for the Daily Telegraph (winner of the Desmond Wettern Award in 2025) and provides live analysis for Sky News and the BBC.

Speaker: Commander Tom Sharpe OBE, RN (Retd)Title: The Straits we're in: A Tour of the Waters the World Depends on Pay bar from 18:15Talk starts: 7pmBuffet supper afterwards (curry: £15 per head) in The George All profits to The Poppy Appeal and St Peter's Church, St Mary Bourne About the Speaker:Tom Sharpe served in the Royal Navy for 27 years, during which he commanded four warships. He was awarded an OBE for saving the icebreaker HMS Endurance from a catastrophic flood in the Magellan Straits in December 2008, during which the ship suffered loss of power in 60 knot winds. He also served as the MOD's Naval Spokesman and is now a leading commentator on maritime security. He writes for the Daily Telegraph (winner of the Desmond Wettern Award in 2025) and provides live analysis for Sky News and the BBC.

The Royal British Legion

Armistice Lecture 2026

The Village Hall

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£15

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