Remembrance Sunday and the Poppy Appeal

What is it ?

How does it work?

Why was it introduced?

Why does it continue?

Is it still relevant today?

Who is wearing a poppy or intends to buy one?

Why are you choosing to wear a poppy?

Who does not intend to wear or buy one?

Why are you choosing not to?

What is the money you give used for?

Is it still relevant today?

What is the History?

Royal British Legion

Remembrance Sunday

Cenotaph

2 minute silence

Why Poppies?

In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields. Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

Menin Gate in Ypres

Is Remembrance still relevant today?

“If we are to maintain our peace and freedom,

we must always remember”

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them. Extract from ‘For the Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon

Please pause and reflectDuring the playing of the

‘Last post’

Let us never forget that we owe our freedom to the sacrifice of so

many!

Wear your poppy with pride

Let us never forget!