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Volunteer in London

London Poppy Day 2009We have a wide variety of volunteering opportunities across London this Poppy Appeal for you to get involved with. Whatever your background, interests, or time available, there is something for you!

Read on for more details.

Join a support Squad
Join a support squad to assist collectors on our big collection days by replenishing poppies, swapping buckets and counting money.

Office Volunteering (Basecamp)
Be a part of the Basecamp team to help the running of your London Poppy Appeal. Make a real difference by helping us answer phone calls and emails, count money and support the team.

Volunteer Driver
Help to distribute Poppy Appeal materials around the City of London to organisations ahead of their collection days. Pick up their materials after their collection day.

Silence in the Square
You could help us hand out leaflets and poppies at our Silence in the Square event on 11 November in Trafalgar Square, when we recognise the 2 minute silence at 11.00am.

Field of Remembrance
We need people to help us plant and later dig up the Remembrance Crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.

Helping us organise Stock
Help the Team move and organise Poppy Appeal stock ahead of the Appeal.

 
If you want to volunteer for any of these opportunities or would like more details please contact the London Poppy Appeal Team on londonpoppyappeal@britishlegion.org.uk or phone 020 7863 3370.

Collect for the Poppy Appeal

We would love you to join our collecting team. We need collectors in stations and supermarkets across London but we especially need collectors in the following locations:

  • Zone 1 - Particularly The City, Westend and Marylebone & Hampstead area
  • Southall
  • Ealing Tube and Shopping Centre
  • Brent Cross Shopping City - 6 Nov only
  • Scooter Rally, Regents Park - 13 Nov
  • Brixton High Street and Tube

London collection point mapWe've set up a London Poppy Appeal google map to help you find a collection site. Just click on a collection tin icon in the location of your choice for the contact information to book your collection slot. Please note that the map takes a little while to load all our locations !

All we ask for is a minimum of two hours!