The Poppy Appeal in Leicestershire & Rutland

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.

Poppy People

We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist with Poppy Appeal collecting in Leicestershire and Rutland. 

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 our Poppy Appeal Coordinator if you are interested in helping

There are several districts in the county without a Poppy Appeal Organiser. These are: Anstey; Barkby; Buckminster; Cosby; Croxton Kerrial; Empingham. If you would like to help and become a Poppy Appeal Organiser then please contact the County Office.

Poppy Total

Thankyou all for your generous efforts to date. The current total raised for the Poppy Appeal is £495,836.35 (Leicestershire: £460,499.27; Rutland: £35,337.08)

Once again thank you all very much.

Update: the total raised has gone over the £500,000 mark. Well done everybody.

Poppy Forum

The Annual Summer Poppy Forum will be held at the RBL club, Oadby, on Friday 9th July commencing at 2 p.m.

Please could anyone who has not replied RSVP to Jennifer 0116 261 6586 or Angie as soon as possible.