The PC recently and regretfully turned down an application from the RBL for a £500 grant for poppy seeds (for next year WW1 centenary marking) because we needed more information. See the info from the RBL website, below.
I think the PC should encourage individuals in the village including individual members of Cranfield RBL to buy a packet each and scatter. I would also back them buying them from Marshalls (not B&Q) in exchange for a donation from Marshall's which I'm sure could be arranged. Keep our village shops alive.
13 September 2013
The Royal British Legion is delighted to announce the Centenary Poppy Campaign, which originated in the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch of the Legion, will be rolled out nationally in partnership with B&Q.
The national campaign will see the Legion asking the public and local authorities to purchase Flanders poppy seeds from B&Q to plant on their own land. The funds raised by the campaign will go towards the £1.6million the Legion spends each week on vital care and support to the Armed Forces community.
The idea for the campaign was initiated by members of the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch of the Legion, who are now working alongside the national charity to implement the scheme in communities across the UK.
The campaign, which will be officially launched at the beginning of October, will see the UK awash with poppies during the centenary period in commemoration of all those who lost their lives in the First World War.
The Royal British Legion's Director of Fundraising, Charles Byrne, said:
"The Royal British Legion is pleased to confirm we are rolling out the Centenary Poppy Campaign, across the UK, and in partnership with national retailer B&Q.
"The idea to distribute poppy seeds to commemorate the centenary of WW1 originated in the Legion's Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch, who are working with us to establish this campaign on a national level.
"We want to see members of the public making this campaign their own in their local communities, working in collaboration with local government, schools and community groups, and we will be taking discussions forward with central Government to engrain this campaign in the centenary commemorations."
Graham Mentor-Morris and Phil Berry of the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch said:
"We are over the moon our campaign is now being developed on a national level, with support from a national retailer. Not only will the Centenary Poppy Campaign commemorate all those who gave so much during WW1, but also raise vital funds for the Legion.
I think the PC should encourage individuals in the village including individual members of Cranfield RBL to buy a packet each and scatter. I would also back them buying them from Marshalls (not B&Q) in exchange for a donation from Marshall's which I'm sure could be arranged. Keep our village shops alive.
13 September 2013
The Royal British Legion is delighted to announce the Centenary Poppy Campaign, which originated in the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch of the Legion, will be rolled out nationally in partnership with B&Q.
The national campaign will see the Legion asking the public and local authorities to purchase Flanders poppy seeds from B&Q to plant on their own land. The funds raised by the campaign will go towards the £1.6million the Legion spends each week on vital care and support to the Armed Forces community.
The idea for the campaign was initiated by members of the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch of the Legion, who are now working alongside the national charity to implement the scheme in communities across the UK.
The campaign, which will be officially launched at the beginning of October, will see the UK awash with poppies during the centenary period in commemoration of all those who lost their lives in the First World War.
The Royal British Legion's Director of Fundraising, Charles Byrne, said:
"The Royal British Legion is pleased to confirm we are rolling out the Centenary Poppy Campaign, across the UK, and in partnership with national retailer B&Q.
"The idea to distribute poppy seeds to commemorate the centenary of WW1 originated in the Legion's Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch, who are working with us to establish this campaign on a national level.
"We want to see members of the public making this campaign their own in their local communities, working in collaboration with local government, schools and community groups, and we will be taking discussions forward with central Government to engrain this campaign in the centenary commemorations."
Graham Mentor-Morris and Phil Berry of the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Branch said:
"We are over the moon our campaign is now being developed on a national level, with support from a national retailer. Not only will the Centenary Poppy Campaign commemorate all those who gave so much during WW1, but also raise vital funds for the Legion.
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