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Benson & District

The Poppy Appeal in Oxfordshire

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Each year, at the end of October some 30,000 Legion volunteers take to the streets with poppies and collecting boxes, raising millions of pounds for the Poppy Appeal.

The money collected during the Poppy Appeal and from numerous other fundraising activities throughout the year, goes to providing help and support to the men and women and their families of the Armed Forces Community.

The Poppy Appeal Year starts on 1st October to 30th September each year and the street collecting licences are issued by the council for the Poppy Appeal which runs from the last week in October to the end of the remembrance period around the 11th November.

Poppy Appeal Team

We are desperate for new volunteers to Assist the Poppy Appeal Team collecting in Oxfordshire supermarkets.

Without our network of volunteer collectors supporting the Poppy Appeal Organisers we are unable to deliver an Appeal in the towns and villages of Oxfordshire and therefore would be unable to support the Armed Forces Community.

Please contact Yanto Evans, The Poppy Appeal Manager for Oxfordshire at yevans@britishlegion.org.uk if you are interested in joining the team.

National Total

Total 2022/23 – over £50 million

Oxfordshire Total

Total 2022/23 - £589,817

Remembrance

The Royal British Legion have produce a useful reference guide to Remembrance which is a very useful resource both to members of the public, schools and branch members as follows:

 

RBL Member Resource Pack Connecting with Remembrance

 

For the latest information please visit the https:

 

RBL Webpage 

  

The Poppy Appeal Manager for Oxfordshire

 

 yevans@britishlegion.org.uk