The Poppy Appeal Launch 2025
Look out for information on the Poppy Appeal Launch on 23rd October 2025
At the Buttercross, Chippenham High Street.
Let’s keep this spirit of giving alive in 2025!
Donations for poppies enable us to support the Armed Forces community in various ways, both locally and nationally. The money we raise funds projects such as the Battle Back Centre, which serves as the first point of contact for wounded and sick military personnel.
Our welfare team supports our local Veterans in crisis with:
- Homelessness
- Debt Advice
- Benefits support
- Housing care and independent living
- Support for physical and mental health
We are always looking to add to our team of wonderful volunteers. If you are interested in helping with our Poppy Appeal 2025, don't hesitate to get in touch with 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, to reduce its use of single-use plastic and be economical, sustainable, and less impactful to the environment.
Available from October 2024, 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 reduce single-use plastic, but to eliminate it.
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.
