Poppy Appeal - a giant tribute at T5
28 October 2009
A huge towering 5 metre high tribute to The Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal has been erected in Heathrow Terminal 5. Passengers checking in will be greeted by an impressive 5 metre high Poppy Man comprising of over 8,000 poppies!
This Poppy Man is no paperweight though. Weighing in at over 850 kg, his construction also includes more than 75 sq m of wire mesh, 40 m of steel work and 16 sq m of steel plate. Over 1,000 man hours were dedicated to building and installing Poppy Man in Terminal 5 – sustained by in excess of 500 cups of tea! Poppy Man will on display until 12 November.
Passengers and visitors can view a video about this year's Poppy Appeal campaign which has the theme "Helping the Afghan generation - now and for the rest of their lives" and prompts them to make a donation by texting POPPY to 70222.
In addition a rain of poppies will feature on every media screen in the check-in area during the two minute silence at 11.00am on 11 November, Armistice Day, the day which marks the end of the First World War.
This is the second year that Poppy Man has featured at Heathrow Terminal 5.
