Market Harborough Poppy Appeal well under way

Poppy collectors from left, Lesley Croft of Market Harborough Lions, Stewart Harrison chairman and poppy appeal organiser, Brian Wain volunteer and Steve Sherwood of the Royal British Legion on their stall at the indoor market. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

placeholder image — Poppy collectors from left, Lesley Croft of Market Harborough Lions, Stewart Harrison chairman and poppy appeal organiser, Brian Wain volunteer and Steve Sherwood of the Royal British Legion on their stall at the indoor market. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

The Annual Poppy Appeal is now well under way, after a very successful 2023 appeal which raised £30,800 for the Royal British Legion.

Nationally, volunteers raised £50,000,000 to help Veterans and their families after serving either in the UK or overseas.

Market Harborough Poppy Appeal Organiser Stewart Harrison, a Veteran who served both in the Royal Air Force and British Army, said “ this is an important time of the year for the Royal British Legion and without our Volunteers and the The Lions organisation and for the last two years, Oadby RBL and the Oadby Veterans Support Group, we would be struggling to get our collecting tins out to the Public.

The RBL has a small stall in the Market, and there will be street collectors wandering about, although we could always do with some more! If anyone fancies volunteering for an hour or two for us, they would be very welcome!

Finally can I say a huge Thank You to everyone who contributed for last year Poppies Fortnight. You are more than generous! Thank you!”