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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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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.
ITV News Reporter Ravneet Nandra reports on the annual Birmingham City Poppy day, back after being cancelled last year due to lockdown. More than 300 members of the Armed Forces and volunteers ...