The Poppy Appeal in Chippenham
Thank You!
Chippenham Branch of the RBL, with the help from many individuals and other organisations, including the youth of Chippenham, can announce that we have raised an additional £8,000 (F/Y 23/24) compared to the previous years (F/Y 22/23) total.
Totals for the last three years are:
£33,183.56 during the financial year 23/24
£25,098.25 during the financial year 22/23
£25,700.00 during the financial year 21/22.
So well done everybody and a big THANK YOU to all the people of Chippenham and the surrounding area who have been so generous once again helping to raise across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in excess of £50 million during the financial year 23/24.
The financial year for the Poppy Appeal runs from the 1st Oct - 30th Sept.
We are always looking to add to or team of wonderful volunteers. If you are interested in helping with our Poppy Appeal 2024, then please contact our Poppy Appeal Organiser (details on the Branch Information page).
The new plastic-free poppy, made entirely from paper
We’ve been developing the plastic-free poppy for the last three years, in collaboration with expert partners, in efforts to reduce its use of single-use plastic and be economical, sustainable, and less impactful to the environment.
Available from October 2023, the new poppy is made from an innovative blend of renewable fibres from responsible sources and can be recycled in ordinary paper recycling collections.
We set out not just to simply reduce single use plastic, but to eliminate it completely.
Hundreds of iterations were explored during the design process, scrutinising form, finish and usability. Paper was chosen over expensive and complicated bio-based plastics to create a single-material solution that can be easily recycled.
