Bedfordshire

Each year, in early November some 30,000 Legion volunteers take to the streets with poppies and collecting boxes, raising millions of pounds for the Poppy Appeal.

The money collected at this time and from numerous other fundraising activities throughout the year, goes to providing help and support to serving and ex-Service men and women and their dependants.

In 2009/10, Bedfordshire  raised £ 279,368 and hopes to improve this for 2010/11 (financial year calculated from Oct to Sep). 

During 2009/10 the County Office spent £ 129,836  on 330 Welfare cases in Bedfordshire.

Poppy People

We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist with Poppy Appeal collecting in Bedfordshire. 

Without volunteer collectors out there on the streets, without appeal organisers planning the collections, this great cause - that helps thousands of ex-Service men and women every year - would grind to a halt.

And we urgently need to recruit more people as many of our current volunteers are retiring from active duty. Add to this the ever increasing demand on the Legion's services and you can see we need your help more than ever.  

Please contact your local branch Poppy Appeal Coordinator - or call the County Office - if you are interested in helping.