Upchurch Poppy Appeal - 2012

“WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” 

The total collection in Upchurch in 2012 is above £2,280. Of this amount £709 was collected in business or retail outlets and the pupils and staff of Holywell School donated £53 The house-to-house Poppy Appeal collection in Upchurch was undertaken in all areas of the Parish by thirteen collectors.

St. Mary the Virgin had a large congregation of all ages for the Remembrance Sunday service conducted by Reverend Jacky Davis. Five wreaths were laid below the memorial tablet in the Lady Chapel. Also village school children sang ‘Remember’.

After the service Reverend Davis led the choir, the uniformed youth organisations and the congregation in the autumnal sunshine to the burial ground were wooden crosses were laid at the five war commission graves. We were mindful of current losses and injuries in Afghanistan suffered by our Armed Forces.

The Poppy Appeal makes it possible for the Royal British Legion to help Armed Forces families with £1.7 million each week in direct welfare support – that is £90 million each year, answering more than 165,000 calls for help. This year the Royal British Legion secured a commitment to have the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant written into law - an historic first.

On behalf of the Royal British Legion thank you for your generosity.

For more information visit: The Royal British Legion website  Here

Cllr Gerry Lewin - Upchurch Poppy Day Appeal Organiser

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