Show us your Poppies

[funflair]

I know a lot of girls on here have been knitting and crotcheting poppies and the displays are starting to go up, JEN has knitted about 150 but might miss hers as we are going away.

These are at Nunthorpe Church but Great Ayton’ look great so they will follow.

Martin

 

[JJ]

Can't show my poppy, dont have one...


JJ

 

[tonka]

Our Matt (13) was out on a very cold day last saturday doing some poppy selling through the RAF Air cadets.
Local village where he attends squadron have done some poppy making and decorated the church at the weekend..

 

[pjay]

Mines on all year round.

Pete

 

[Riverbankannie]

Downend and BromleyHeath in Bloom have been making Woden poppies and they are planted all around the village and in the churchyard

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[jumartoo]

I sent some cr@p ones to @Janine (expect them to be hidden at the back of whatever display she's doing).

Still looking forward to seeing the display though.

 

[funflair]

As promised,

No wonder the shops ran out of red wool.

Martin

 

[big bertha]

 

[Wildbill]

Sumwhar in thare are lyns ones
Bill

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

We buy every without fail except this year we are in Portugal.
We owe them everything.

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[Podney]

We buy every without fail except this year we are in Portugal.
We owe them everything.

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Ditto!
Back before 11th,so will get one then. And the financial bit is done. I do think that this centenary year will help the youngsters understand,as well as remember.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

As well as the normal red, which Liz has made several hundred, she is also producing a few purple that are in memory of all the animals.
Quite a few people have asked for purple this year on our two Supermarket stands in Hessle.

 

[Abacist]

I know a lot of girls on here have been knitting and crotcheting poppies and the displays are starting to go up, JEN has knitted about 150 but might miss hers as we are going away.

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These are at Nunthorpe Church but Great Ayton’ look great so they will follow.

Martin

Seeing as we will be in Polch do the Germans do Poppies or will they be offended?

 

[yodeli]

@funflair thanks for that pic of Great Ayton! After all have lived there nearly a year!

 

[funflair]

Seeing as we will be in Polch do the Germans do Poppies or will they be offended?

We will be wearing ours and we have about 25 knitted ones left over to decorate the van

and no they don't do poppies, a couple of years ago we were there on the 11th and they were starting there festival season with a lunchtime p155 up, big stage and rock band in the square, didn't seem right to us.

Martin

As well as the normal red, which Liz has made several hundred, she is also producing a few purple that are in memory of all the animals.
Quite a few people have asked for purple this year on our two Supermarket stands in Hessle. View attachment 264949

OK that explains the purple ones near the horse in my photo

Martin

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[funflair]

@funflair thanks for that pic of Great Ayton! After all have lived there nearly a year!

You lived there for nearly a year? I have been driving through twice a day for over 20 years.

Martin

 

[cranky]

church near me

 

[Carol]

Not a display but a little wreath made out of some of the many Poppy's @movan made and a little help from me for Eden to put on the cenotaph at Glastonbury .

 

[PhilMary]

Is this the great ayton near Middlesbrough?

 

[Puddleduck]

I hope to start to place the commemoration art work with MHF (and other) donated poppies after the bonfire. Still attaching them to ribbons and cords at the moment.

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[Euphony]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders poppy.

 

[funflair]

Is this the great ayton near Middlesbrough?

Indeed it is

Martin

 

[pappajohn]

Seeing as we will be in Polch do the Germans do Poppies or will they be offended?

I don't think they do poppies but I also don't think they'll be offended.
After all, the vast majority of Germans didn't want war any more than the English and they also lost husbands fathers and sons.

 

[Paul and Val]

I am always concerned when I see enamel type jewellery being worn by people and being sold in Jewellers shops. I wonder if a donation is ever made by the store to the RBL and even if it is, does the person continue to give in later years once it has been purchased.

I am sure that the people above making crocheted poppies will give all the donations but how many businesses make profit from this?

My wife's Grandmother lost her first husband at Dieppe and she always bought and left a cross on the war memorial. After she died we have continued the tradition and make a donation every year.

The most important thing is certainly to wear a poppy but also to make sure that The Royal British Legion have the funds to continue and improve treatment and support for current servicemen and women and their families. They work very hard and deserve our financial support.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

I am always concerned when I see enamel type jewellery being worn by people and being sold in Jewellers shops. I wonder if a donation is ever made by the store to the RBL and even if it is, does the person continue to give in later years once it has been purchased.

I am sure that the people above making crocheted poppies will give all the donations but how many businesses make profit from this?

My wife's Grandmother lost her first husband at Dieppe and she always bought and left a cross on the war memorial. After she died we have continued the tradition and make a donation every year.

The most important thing is certainly to wear a poppy but also to make sure that The Royal British Legion have the funds to continue and improve treatment and support for current servicemen and women and their families. They work very hard and deserve our financial support.

I am regularly asked for sparkling enamel type ones “like they have at M&S” they say, or other Supermarkets and shops. I always advise them to read what it says on the package. It usually says something like ‘all profits go to the RBL*’
It’s the little asterisk that you need to take note of because in small print somewhere it will explain how much.
Last year a well known Supermarket we collect in was selling mugs and shopping bags. I worked out that from a £4 mug sale 40p was given to the RBL. Does anyone really believe only 40p is made in profit?
I don’t think major retailers should use this time to make profits from it.
There are also numerous ‘military charities’ popping up at Remembrance time, I’ve never heard of most of them, though some are without doubt genuine, how does the public know who they are giving money to or what happens to it.
We have to display the charity number 219279 and stickers saying ‘Registered with the Fundraising Regulator’
If you don’t see these beware.

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[Rolly]

a painting completed to remember those who enlisted in the RAF with me in 1967, 310th entry RAF Medical Services.

 

[Blue Knight]

We only buy stuff from either the RBL or directly from the Regimental Shops.

Nicky and I bought this H4H 1000-piece jigsaw a few months ago.

It won't come as a surprise to any of you that I set aside 2-hours to complete it and 24hrs later it was finished

 

[jo10000_6]

Not seen them do this before local to me ..... brought a tear to my eye as does a lot of what I see at this time of year.

I hope it makes others stop and think of sacrifices made.

 

[Euphony]

I am always concerned when I see enamel type jewellery being worn by people and being sold in Jewellers shops. I wonder if a donation is ever made by the store to the RBL and even if it is, does the person continue to give in later years once it has been purchased.

I am sure that the people above making crocheted poppies will give all the donations but how many businesses make profit from this?

My wife's Grandmother lost her first husband at Dieppe and she always bought and left a cross on the war memorial. After she died we have continued the tradition and make a donation every year.

The most important thing is certainly to wear a poppy but also to make sure that The Royal British Legion have the funds to continue and improve treatment and support for current servicemen and women and their families. They work very hard and deserve our financial support.

Mine was bought from the regimental shop and all funds go to the Earl Haig Fund. The RBL also sell various jewellery poppy pieces directly.

 

[old-mo]

Is it appropriate to run one of these up my flagpole a few days before the 11th?

Or only on the day..?

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