Who we are and what we do
Just a small group of former infantry junior soldiers now in various walks of life - who share the small amount of work required to keep this website up to date and interesting.
 We're an on-line community now - and we form a network like so many other modern day internet communities, spread across the world in occupations and situations of great diversity. It's our common beginning as boy soldiers and our great diversity in the present day that makes for an interesting story and a constantly changing archive. This archive in the form of an open forum, photo albums and this newsletter page, is what www.IJLB.com sets out to become - simply an archive updated by its contributors and members for the enjoyment of all.
There's no standard way of approaching this because its never been done before. We have no Regimental HQ, no staff and no money. Technology is the key, it's new and it's ever changing, so to get the best out of it - we have to use it and change with it to suit the situation at the time.
Copyright - Everything contained on this site is either gathered from the public domain or submitted copyright free for the enjoyment of anyone who wishes to view it. If you have an issue with copyright regarding images or text contained on this site, please contact us by email: ijlbmembers@hotmail.co.uk
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What's On Latest: July 17th, 2010
Facebook appears to be the most popular social networking medium on the planet, so we've set up an area for former Junior Leaders entitled "IJLB on Facebook". It's a members group and intended to be very casual. More>>
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| It was three years in the making - but we got there in the end! The first mass email to all 1,000 registered users of ijlb.com went out on Sunday 21st March and >> |
| Details of the IBB-IJLB Association day trip by rail or foot to the summit of Snowdon on 22nd May, 2010 >> |
| November 2009 saw representatives from the IBB-IJLB Association visit the Royal Hospital Chelsea where one of our number is currently serving as RSM>> |
| IBB-IJLB Assn members attended the Remembrance Day Service at Oswestry's Cea Glass Park on 8th November 2009>> |
IBB-IJLB Association announced today that the official movie made by John Henderson of the Oswestry Memorial Dedication Weekend is now available to order>>
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Pictures of the Memorial Dedication Parade. Large files for you to download and print. No copyright issues, no charge.
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Streams from YouTube. Only depicts the parade unfortunately. More expected soon from John Henderson who was the official cameraman on the day.
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Pete Curtis organised a golf day to tee off the weekend. Pictures by Brian Kilty.
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Sandy Henderson gets a few laughs going here with a very funny account of the week he spent prior to and including all the festivities.
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Robin Horsfall stepped off a train at Gobowen in 1972 and thus began a journey he recounts, warts and all, in his best selling book 'Fighting Scared'. Penned by his own hand, the book includes much about his 'Indoctrination' at IJLB Oswestry. I met him and his lovely wife Heather at their home in Surrey and was struck above all, by the humility and honesty of this former Junior Leader, who still to this day, in between appearances on the telly... bulls his shoes as a form of relaxation!
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Roy Thomasson arrived at IJLB Oswestry in 1963. Some 23 years later he handed in his kit to take on a completely different kind of challenge, one which took a further 5 years to complete. These paintings are the conclusion to those 5 years spent moving towards a BA Hons in Fine Art (Painting) at Coventry School of Art - but they clearly depict the eventful and human journey he took as a soldier, having spent 15 of his 23 years in uniform serving with 22 SAS.
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By far the best way to reach our membership quickly, this newsletter format is intended to give you a snapshot of what's going on in the little corner of the internet we occupy today. email - ijlbmembers@hotmail.co.uk |
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