Members of a town's Royal British Legion branch that was suspended over "administrative failures" are being urged to attend a meeting to relaunch it.

Thetford RBL was suspended in June after two committee members stood down.

Its president, former Thetford mayor and current Breckland council member Robert Kybird, said: "Earlier this year, due to the resignation of officers, we didn't have the minimum management team as required by the RBL's rules.

"The branch was put into abeyance and operated by the county branch of the RBL."

Thetford Royal British Legion president Robert Kybird, with First World War memorabilia at the town's Ancient House MuseumThetford Royal British Legion president Robert Kybird, with First World War memorabilia at the town's Ancient House Museum (Image: Sonya Duncan)

It is understood the chairman and treasurer resigned.

Mr Kybird said he could not comment on the departures because he had not seen the resignation letters.

They came months after another committee member passed away.

An RBL spokesman said: "Thetford branch has been placed under the control of the county after administrative failures of the previous committee.

"This is part of the RBL’s normal governance procedures, and every effort will be made to work with the existing branch members to restore the branch to active status at a special general meeting later this month."

The Thetford branch - which is a separate entity to the town's Royal British Legion Club - has 68 members, of whom some 15 to 20 attend meetings.

Mr Kybird said in order to relaunch the branch, a chair, vice chair, treasurer, secretary and five other committee members would need to be elected at a 7pm meeting at the RBL Club on Wednesday, November 20.

Legion rules say a minimum of 30pc of the branch's membership must attend for the meeting to elect a new committee.

"It's important as many branch members turn up as are able," said Mr Kybird.

The Remembrance Sunday parade at HunstantonThe Remembrance Sunday parade at Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop) On Remembrance Sunday, those attending the service at Hunstanton war memorial were urged to support the seaside town's RBL branch, whose active members have fallen to just two.

In Cromer, the RBL's women's section folded last month because of falling membership.