Servicemen young and old were remembered as the British Legion launched Birmingham’s 2009 Poppy Appeal in Victoria Square. Veterans escorted Lord Mayor, Coun Michael Wilkes, to the stage where ...

Members of the Royal British Legion have joined military bands in Birmingham’s Victoria Square ahead of this year’s Poppy Appeal throughout the city for Birmingham’s first Poppy Day, part of ...

November 5 is Poppy Day in Birmingham, with several events taking place throughout the city centre. On Sunday, November 10, Remembrance Day will see the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Mike ...

Birmingham's Poppy Day fundraising feeds into the Royal British Legion's national Poppy Appeal target of £50m. The Legion's Community Fundraising Manager Sophia Snell said: ...

Birmingham City Centre, the Airport and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be alive with colour, music and poppies today, in aid of Birmingham Poppy Day and the Poppy Appeal.

Ex-servicemen and women have been out on the streets of Birmingham for a dedicated day of Poppy Appeal events. Volunteers, often accompanied by military bands, have been at railway stations ...

After 22 years in the military, former soldier Darrin Owen was back in the ranks on Wednesday - joining more than 200 members of the Armed Forces and 100 volunteers in Birmingham hoping to raise ...

The self-titled 'Potato Queen', Poppy Cooks, has hosted a unique cookery lesson with more than 3,500 school children across Birmingham as part of the Health for Life programme.