The Ladies Section of the British Legion arranged their floral display on the War Memorial.  

Courtesy of Tony Stokes

The Hall and Headquarters of the Bardwell and District Branch of the British Legion, was officially opened by Mrs Alexander Heilgers of Wyken Hall, Bardwell, on September 21st 1935. The building had previously been the Isolation Hospital at Fornham, where in 30 years it had only admitted one patient. Mrs Heilgers’ son Capt. F.F. A. Heilgers, M.P., also of Wyken Hall had purchased it from West Suffolk County Council so that the flourishing Bardwell Branch could have its own headquarters which Legionaires and honorary members could use for reading, billiards and other indoor games.

The description in the Bury Free Press of the newly opened Hall in 1935 was as follows:
There is a main hall 75ft long by 18ft wide, a kitchen, a committee room with bay window and the usual conveniences. The walls are of corrugated iron lined with matchboarding, while the roof is also of corrugated iron. The hall is lighted and heated by electricity supplied by the East Anglian Electric Supply Company. The ground on which hall stands is about one acre in extent and was presented to the Bardwell Branch by Mr Henry J (Bob) Middleditch who is at present acting as treasurer of the Club. There is a large open space in front of the hall, which can be used as a parking place for cars or buses when such functions as dances or whist drives are in progress, and at the rear is a large plot which is to be laid out as a bowling green. 

Over the years the building has been updated and improved but by 2003 the outside was looking decidedly shabby, however a coat of paint re-vitalised its appearance so it looks once again like the smart new hall that everyone was so proud of in 1935. This simple corrugated iron building is now over 100 years old.

Read the Bardwell British Legion page on BardwellVillage.info.