The legion Atherstone

28/10/2026

24/10/2026

Billy was More than just a customer,Billy was a big part of the legion and deserves to be remembered, So we have done just that for him.
Yesterday was a sad but beautiful day,with a beautiful turn out at the church and it was amazing to see and be part of , His family and friends did him proud 💙

22/10/2026

Tomorrow, we get the honour of holding the wake for Billy Yateman at his favourite pub.

We get to say goodbye to not only someone special to us, but someone special to a lot of people. Billy was loved by a lot of people far and wide, with some of his friends and former work colleagues travelling from all around the country. We hope everyone that knew Billy will join his family, friends and us to give Billy the send-off he truly deserves

The funeral service is to take place tomorrow, the 23rd October, at 1:45 pm at St Mary’s Church, Atherstone.

Billy will leave his family home travelling the same route he walked daily through Atherstone town. After the service at the church, on his way to the Heart of England Crematorium, Nuneaton, Billy will do one last lap of the square, down past The Legion (just to check who’s in and if the racing’s on and the cards are out), before going through the town one last time. Let’s line the streets for Billy as he passes by.

The family have said all are welcome to attend both the church service and the crematorium.

Following the service, you are warmly invited back to The Legion to celebrate Billy’s life and share memories together.

Tomorrow is your day, Billy.

God bless you.

28/09/2026

After having time to process the loss of yet another Atherstone icon yesterday , we lost a dear friend of ours, a true gentleman, Billy Yeatman.

We wanted to write this tribute to Billy.

Yesterday was a hard day at the Legion. So many tears, sad faces, people looking lost and shocked because the Legion had lost someone who was a big part of our community, our Legion family. Many stories were shared. Billy was definitely one of the main characters, one of the ring leaders round the big table. We even brought him his own captain’s chair, and that will always be Billy’s chair.

When him and Graham were in together and the cards came out and the racing Channel was on, it was always going to be a funny but eventful day. Billy was a man of few words, but when he spoke, it was always something funny, something on the lines of, “Vince, you’ve backed another donkey again,” as he shook his head.

We had a lot of time for Billy, in fact, all the time in the world. We even booked a Freddie act for Bill’s birthday, which he was so grateful of, well, after anyway, as when the act walked in, not in his costume, Bill said, “That’s not Freddie,” shaking his head as he did.

Obviously, there’s not a Freddie better than our Billy anyway, but 5 pints later, Billy was soon up to his tricks, and there he was, no top yellow jacket, going for it. I think even the act thought he was upstaged, but he loved it and was truly thankful, continuously shaking our hand saying I owe you one , but we did it because of how we felt about him. We thought highly of Billy and all his family and alway will.

He was a true grafter. Even at the age of 70, he was still grafting away,popping in for a pint on his way home , and I know the first thing Billy would of said when he got to those pearly gates was, “Anyone got any work?”

We will miss you, Billy. Truly, a big part of the Legion has gone, but your memory will forever remain with us and everyone that had the pleasure of being in your company. We will doing something in Bill’s memory, as he deserved that and so much more

Our thoughts go out to Sue, Ricky, Ben, Doris, Doc and Robbie and the whole family. We think highly of you all and are here if you need anything at all.

God bless you, Bill.

Your mate, my mate, everyone’s mate, Billy Yeatman.

All our love, Nick, Jamie, Deb and Michelle

23/09/2026

Tonight at the legion all welcome 💷

17/09/2026

Being in the pub game in this day and age can be hard and challenging, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. We love our chats with all of our regulars on a day-to-day basis, and over time, we have become good friends with many of them.

Dave Coles was one of those people. What a gent. ❤️

As I’ve said before, we didn’t get the honour of knowing Dave for as long as we would have liked, but from day one, we could see what a man he was. A loving husband, a loving dad, a real family man, and someone who had such a passion for football and for all the lads at Legion FC.

Dave led the lads to victory, winning their first cup, and it was clear to see just how much the club and the players meant to him. ⚽️🏆

So, hearing the shock news that Dave had sadly passed away was heartbreaking.

We really wanted to do something in memory and honour of Dave — our friend, the Legion FC gaffa — and also something for his lovely family.

We hope we have done you proud, Dave, just as you did your family, all the football lads and us as the owners of The Legion.

So, we have had a bench made for Dave,(in the shade) with a fitting plaque that we think he would have loved. ❤️

We have also framed a Legion shirt with another plaque in honour of Dave, remembering him leading the lads to cup final victory alongside Ben. 🏆⚽️

I would like to say a massive thank you to Tank for building the benches, Egsy for picking up the shirt we had made for Dave, and lastly to Gary and Ash at Snobs Shoe Repair for doing the plaque for the framed shirt for us free of charge

We hope we have done you proud, Dave.

God bless you. ❤️

YNWA ❤️

Nick & Jamie Lee
The Legion

15/09/2026

We now have 3 pool teams at The Legion, Atherstone! 🎱🍺

2 great teams playing on a Tuesday evening , playing in the Tamworth League, who are both flying high in there leagues! 🔥

And our new team entering the mix in the Nuneaton League on a Thursday evening 💪🎱

Come on, the lads! 🍻

Up the Legion! 🎱🍺

15/09/2026

Let’s give Dave the send off he deserves 🎈⚽️
YNWA ♥️