Poppy Appeal Launch 2023

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Launch group photo

The 2023 Bishop's Stortford Poppy Appeal Launch took place in Jackson Square Shopping Centre on Saturday 28 October. Those attending the event included Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts, Julie Marson MP, Hertfordshire County Council Chairman Cllr. Terry Douris, Bishop's Stortford Mayor Cllr. Richard Townsend, Lt. Col. David Walker, Bishop's Stortford RBL Branch President John Robinson, Veterans and Cadets. 

The appeal got off to a flying start raising £1,100.99 on the launch stall while Air Cadets collecting around the shopping centre took £447.94. The Army Cadets will have their opportunity to collect on 11 November. 

Collectors were out at all five major supermarkets with a small supply of the most popular Poppy Appeal merchandise. For a more complete display of merchandise, please visit the stall in Sainsbury's Jackson Square on the Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the appeal fortnight. 

Left to right: Julie Marson MP, Lt. Col. David Walker, Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts, Hertfordshire County Council Chairman Cllr. Terry Douris, Bishop's Stortford Mayor Cllr. Richard Townsend

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

The Veterans

Front left to right: Veteran Ernie Large, Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts, Julie Marson MP, Hertfordshire County Council Chairman Cllr. Terry Douris, Bishop's Stortford Mayor Cllr. Richard Townsend

The Veterans

Left to right: Hertfordshire County Council Chairman Cllr. Terry Douris, Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts, Bishop's Stortford Mayor Cllr. Richard Townsend

Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets and 1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

RBL Bishop's Stortford Branch Committee and Women's Section

Veterans Dave Quigley and Peter Cullen

Veteran Ernie Large

Veterans Dave Quigley, Peter Cullen and Ernie Large

Bishop's Stortford Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club members

Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets

RBL Bishop's Stortford Branch Committee members with Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts

Deputy Poppy Appeal Organiser Heidi Barden

Left to right: Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Emma Robarts, Poppy Appeal Organiser Denise Hudson, Deputy Poppy Appeal Organiser Heidi Barden

Left to right: Peter Wilson, Deputy Poppy Appeal Organiser Heidi Barden, Arthur King

Left to right: Colin, RBL Branch Secretary Terrie Archer, Dave Anderson

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets with Jim Wyatt, and Eulalia from Sainsbury's

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets in Sainsbury's

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets with Sainsbury's staff members

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets with Sainsbury's staff members

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

Veteran Peter Cullen and Poppy Appeal Organiser Denise Hudson

Colin

Peter Wilson and Arthur King

Hertfordshire County Council Chairman Cllr. Terry Douris and Bishop's Stortford Mayor Cllr. Richard Townsend with 1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets

1096 (Bishop’s Stortford) Squadron Air Cadets and Colin

The Poppy Appeal Around Bishop's Stortford

A huge thank you to all our supporters


Rodney at Waitrose



Poppy Appeal Organiser Denise Hudson and Sainsbury's Jackson Square Store Manager Will Evans



Mandy in Sainsbury's



Emma at Aldi



Poppy Appeal at Starbucks



Phil at Waitrose



Pat and Gwyn, RBL Bishop's Stortford Women's Section Chair and Treasurer at Sainsbury's



Mark at Tesco



Linda and Alison at Sainsbury's



Colin



Claire at Sainsbury's



Ben, Manager of Bishop's Stortford Library



Lesley and Gary at Sainsbury's



Sam and Saffy at The Star



Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre supporting the Appeal and decorating their front of house and cafe



Poppy Collector and Poppy Crocheter Tracey at Tesco



Heidi, Arthur and Denise at Thorley Sainsbury's



Arthur and Sharon at Thorley Sainsbury's



Liz



Suzie



Nicola



Cynthia and Anne



Shirley, Eulalia from Sainsbury's and PAO Denise



Rachael at Thorley Sainsbury's



Branch members Mark Greatbatch and Phil Bishop collecting at London Bridge Station for the London Poppy Day



Bill



Keith



Nicola

Doreen and Denise



Andy



Andy and Jan at Thorley Sainsbury's



Kathy and Heidi



Gwyn, Pat and Anne



Ava and Roxy at The Nags Head



Jay at Spar



Dawn at Dawn's Stores



Lisa at Fuller Court



Rif at Caulfields Snowley Parade



Jean



Ben and Rebecca at Tesco Express



Capt. Stewart Norman, CSM Alison Mitchel and Capt. Simon Wright for Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets



Capt. Stewart Norman, CSM Alison Mitchel and Capt. Simon Wright for Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets



Lt. Tom Lawrence, Capt. Stewart Norman, Capt. Simon Wright, and Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square Sainsbury's



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square Sainsbury's



Bishop's Stortford Army Cadets in Jackson Square Sainsbury's



Phil, Manager of Thorley Sainsbury's, with Sharon and Arthur