Somerset RBL County Bulletin: 18th July 2025 No: 228
To: All Somerset RBL Branches, From: Somerset MEO

Dear All
This week I attended the Poppy Appeal Seminar in Weston Super Mare organised by Paul and Louise, and Paul said
that he was delighted to tell you all that the Somerset Poppy Appeal 2024/3025 has surpassed 1 million pounds.
The collection currently stands at £ 1,010,353.17. This is a record collection for the county, and the highest total for any county in the Southwest.
This is a truly enormous amount for a rural county, and I'd like to thank you all for your hard work, dedication and commitment to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.Big

Thank You to the Yeovil & District Poppy Appeal People 2024 Initial Total without the Yeovil Superstore's Count has surpassed Last Years total of £36.000

Big Thank you to all our Poppy collectors and Supporters (who again produced the Crocheted Poppies) for your support and efforts around the Yeovil Area in this years (2024) Poppy Appeal.

Poppy Appeal Volunteer Collectors for September/October2025

We will be seeking Volunteer Poppy Collectors from the Yeovil area in September 2025 ready for Launch in Late October. Therefore, Anyone interested in helping in the 2025 Poppy Appeal should contact our Somerset Poppy Appeal Coordinator; Mr Paul Bunce; Via Somerset RBL Web Site or [email protected] 

Alternatively: contact the Yeovil District RBL Branch Secretary or Webmaster see contact page.

Or later on in the year visit the RBL Poppy Appeal web page for more information or If you would like to make a donation Poppy Appeal | Armed Forces Charity | Royal British Legion