Stewart Harrison

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Crowds gather in Harborough to pay their respects at Remembrance events

Johanna Toombs-Swannack and her husband Kevin, from Market Harborough, who have knitted 308 poppies onto their World War Two jeep.

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From left, John Ragg of Market Harborough Lions and Market Harborough Royal British Legion chairman Stewart Harrison on the poppy appeal stall at the indoor market.

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Market Harborough Poppy Appeal Launch on the Square with help from Oadby and Wigston Support Group.

Poppy Appeal launches in Market Harborough

A massive effort is being launched to track down Second World War veterans in Harborough and across the East Midlands.

Massive effort launched to track down Second World War veterans in Harborough an...

Molly Leeder, 11, helps grandad Stewart Harrison, chairman of Market Harborough Royal British Legion, during the Poppy Appeal launch at Market Harborough indoor market. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

'I am genuinely lost for words' - Harborough's annual Poppy Appeal generates hug...

Stewart Harrison and Sheila Caberwal holding a picture of her late father Jagat Caberwal.
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Market Harborough Building Society was lit up in strikingly symbolic red as townspeople paid tribute to servicemen and women killed in the two world wars as well as in all other conflicts over the years.

Harborough town centre bathed in a powerful poppy red glow to salute our fallen ...

The town centre in Market Harborough and the Symington Building are to be lit up a powerful poppy red to mark this week’s Remembrance events.

Buildings in Harborough will be lit up a powerful poppy red to mark this week’s ...

People will be able to go and pay their respects at Market Harborough’s Roll of Honour at the town’s Symington Building on Armistice Day next Thursday (November 11).

People will be able to pay their respects at Harborough’s Roll of Honour next Th...
People are being encouraged to wear a face covering in the building and a hand sanitising station will be available to use
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Poppy Appeal launch...from left, John Ragg and Lynda Ragg of Harborough Lions 2012, Molly Leeder, 11, and Stewart Harrison, chairman of Market Harborough Royal British Legion, at Market Harborough indoor market.
PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Harborough's Poppy Appeal gets off to a 'cracking start'

The annual Poppy Appeal will be going ahead as usual in Harborough over the next few weeks – but it will be a drastically slimmed-down version.

Poppy Appeal will be going ahead as usual in Harborough – but it will be a slimm...

Market Harborough Royal British Legion president Barbara Johnson lays a wreath to celebrate a 100 years.

Harborough’s Royal British Legion leaders lay a wreath to mark their 100th anniv...

Market Harborough’s Royal British Legion leaders are to lay a wreath in the town centre on Saturday (May 15) to mark the 100th anniversary of their world-famous organisation.

Harborough’s Royal British Legion leaders will lay a wreath in the town centre t...

People stand for a minute silence at the memorial gardens at noon to remember those who died of Covid over the past year.
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Harborough remembers the pandemic’s victims with a minute’s silence to mark the ...

Captain Sir Tom Moore has died at the age of 100 (Photo: Getty Images)

Heartfelt tributes pour in across Harborough for Captain Sir Tom Moore

A brief but poignant ceremony will go ahead in Market Harborough town centre this morning (Wednesday) to commemorate Remembrance Day.

How Harborough will commemorate Remembrance Day today

Wreath carriers gather around the memorial on the Square.
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'It was very solemn and very respectful' - how Harborough and Lutterworth still ...

People across Harborough are being urged to mark Remembrance Sunday this weekend by holding a minute’s silence on their doorsteps.

People across Harborough urged to mark Remembrance Sunday by holding a minute’s ...

Market Harborough Building Socity Welland House on the Square is lit red to support this year's poppy appeal.
PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Market Harborough Building Society will light up red every night to support and ...

Young support...Molly Leeder 10 and Ruby Houston 9 help out on the Royal British Legion stall.
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Harborough's Poppy Appeal gets off to a cracking start despite Covid-19 restrict...

The annual Poppy Appeal will still be going ahead in Market Harborough over the next few weeks – but in a very different way amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here's how this year's Poppy Appeal will work in Harborough

The iconic Forgotten Army is not forgotten any more as communities across Harborough united to mark VJ75 Day on Saturday (August 15).

Harborough remembers the 'Forgotten Army' to mark VJ75 Day

A ceremony in Market Harborough to mark the 75thanniversary of the defeat of Japan in the Second World War has had to be cancelled.

Harborough ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day has been cancelled

Stewart Harrison, left, with his mate Alan Henshaw.

Army and RAF veteran is back in Harborough after being stuck in Australia for fo...

Armed Forces Day will be celebrated on Saturday June 27.

How Armed Forces Day will still be celebrated in Harborough despite the Covid-19...

The nation is preparing to commemorate the 75thanniversary of Victory in Europe in the Second World War after Nazi Germany surrendered.

Harborough people urged to observe a poignant two-minute silence on VE Day this ...
Backed by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien, they have made the emotive call as the nation prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe in the Second World War
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Centre, chairman Barbara Johnson of Harborough District Council launches this year's Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal on the Square in Market Harborough.

Harborough's Poppy Appeal begins - and organisers want to hit a record amount

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Market Harborough's vandalised Tommy silhouette fixed by 'anonymous local man'

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