Poppy sellers are back on our streets - and we owe them our support
Credit: �Alison Baskerville/Royal British Legion
More than 40,000 collectors will be out selling poppies to raise at least £40million for our ex-servicemen and women.And in the run-up tothe second UK lockdown landed and all collectors were forced to stand down — resulting in £20million in lost donations. It would have been even more if readers had not backed The Sun’s Poppy Stars appeal, which was supported by celebrities including David Beckham.
The charity, which marks its centenary this year, hopes the return of face-to-face poppy sales will see donations climb back to normal at around £40million.Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met Maisie Mead, ten, who has been selling poppies since she was four after her dad James was medically discharged from the Army having injured his back.
In 2018, Maisie began putting poppies on lamp posts in her street in Plymouth. Now she turns the road into “Poppy Street”.
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