The Royal British Legion has announced that the Centenary Poppy Scheme – which recently failed in its application for funding support from Heritage Lottery Fund – will go ahead.
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 World War One 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.”
Source: Royal British Legion press release
Date of press release: 11/09/2013
Images courtesy of the Royal British Legion website
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News