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Poppies!

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Jane10 Thu 22-Oct-20 13:39:59

I wear a poppy out of respect for my two great uncles who I never knew because they were killed on the Somme in one case and Mesopotamia in the other.

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Pantglas2 Thu 22-Oct-20 13:34:30

Like you Lemongrove I wonder at folks who don’t know the difference between commemoration and celebration.

This post will probably get deleted as being a personal attack on someone.....?

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Pantglas2 Thu 22-Oct-20 13:29:52

Our local Aldi had some yesterday and I got one for DH and me.

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HurdyGurdy Thu 22-Oct-20 13:26:09

I always buy direct from the RBL website each year as well as inside stores to the collectors. I hadn't even considered the possibility of collections in stores being restricted this year.

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Ellianne Thu 22-Oct-20 13:21:38

Thank you Jane. A cause dear to my heart.

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lemongrove Thu 22-Oct-20 13:20:40

Thanks Jane
Although there will now follow....posts by those who only ever wear white poppies, posts on the evils of the British Legion,
posts by those who think ‘war’ should never be celebrated (not that it is) and posts by those who object to everything coming to a stop for a few mins at 11a.m on the day.
I only say this because there are threads every year on this subject.
I shall do what you did and make a direct donation.

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Jane10 Thu 22-Oct-20 13:10:45

Just a reminder of the annual Poppy appeal. It'll probably be more difficult to buy poppies this year so I looked online and was able to make a direct donation. I liked that the website form had a section where you could name the fallen soldier or soldiers whose memory you were donating in.
I have a fabric poppy I bought last year and will wear it.

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