Royal British Legion, Billingshurst: Thank you for your Poppy Day generosity

A heartfelt ‘Thank you’ from the Royal British Legion, Billingshurst

The Chairman and Officers of the Royal British Legion Billingshurst Branch wish to thank all those members of the local community that supported us throughout last year and for the tremendous contribution raised for the Poppy Appeal in 2021.

Last year coronavirus prevented us from selling poppies ‘house to house’ for a second year running and further COVID restrictions also reduced the number of locations available to us for our poppy boxes and tins in Billingshurst. However, the good news is that our collections at the static stall outside of Sainsbury’s and at the Railway Station raised almost £4,500.

In Billingshurst, to date, we have collected £8,273 and believe that this will increase and we hope to have raised in excess of £10,000 by the end of the current Poppy Appeal period, which is August this year. In our region, the Sussex Poppy Appeal stands at almost £600,000, with lots of counting and banking still taking place.

Every poppy makes a difference to the lives of our Armed Forces community. Every donation to the Poppy Appeal goes fully to the charity. This money is used by the Legion branches across the country, helping those veterans and servicemen and women in need, covering those who served in any war involving the UK, not just the two World Wars. Last year, we marked 100 years of the Royal British Legion. We are here to provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. The Legion has been here since 1921 and we’ll be here for as long as we are needed.

Well done Team Billingshurst, an excellent effort.

For further information about the work of the Royal British Legion, Billingshurst Branch, please contact Rob Nicholl, Branch Chair, e-mail: billingshurst.chairman@rbl.community. Colin Banks, Billingshurst Branch President

Photo: Julia and Colin Banks manning the Poppy Appeal table outside Sainsbury’s

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