• February 2010 - The Verwood Royal British Legion Branch loses its home.
         - at 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. Dorset, BH31 7PD
   

• The Old British Legion club complete with all its fixtures and fittings, was bought by a Cambridge developer. It ran as a separate company limited by guarantee so that all profits would be ploughed back into the club. The Verwood Branch of the Royal British Legion still exists and most Verwood RBL Memorabilia and the "Book of Rememberance" were transferred to the Town Hall which now has its own flagpole.
   

• In December 2011 - CLUB 31 Ceased Trading.

• In February 2012 - The old RBL / Club31 building put up for sale.

• In November 2012 - the old Legion premises opens under new management as "The Hideaway".

• In September 2015 - "The Hideaway" in the old Legion Premises is put up for sale as a going concern.

• In January 2016 - "The Hideaway" closes.
   

• On the 26th October 2016. - "The final closure of both Legion Branches in Verwood.
   

  Due to the final closure of the Verwood men's and women's Royal British Legion Branches, both standards were laid up and given into the care of Verwood Town Hall where they rest alongside Verwood's Book of Remembrance .

The Standard Bearers, Mr Roy Slade and Miss Linda Rose handed the standards 
into the care of Verwood's  Mayor Cllr Susan Shaw & Town Clerk Mrs Val Bright.

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