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Come together this Poppy Appeal as we share treasured memories and personal reflections on a 3km family-friendly walk.
Join in to mark our 100th anniversary by adding a message of support for the Armed Forces community on our 100 Years of Support online message board.
On 15 May 2021 join us online as we celebrate our centenary through a series of live events including a livestream from the Cenotaph.
"Less than 50% of the UK population know about the work RBL does. My biggest aspiration is to continue evolving our brand as a relevant and engaging charity".
Sam serves as a Corporal in the Paras and his tattoos show the significant impact that joining this elite airborne regiment has had on his identity.
Members of Parliament held a dedicated debate recognising the contributions, work and history of RBL and Poppyscotland in their communities and nationally.
Bill Harrison flew Beaufighters during the Second World War. He talks about crash landing, taking fire, and the comrades he lost.
To mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War, we have curated a striking exhibition of specially-commissioned portraits of veterans and their memories of extraordinary times.
Tickets are just £1 each and the money raised will help us to support some of the most vulnerable in our society. Play Now.
For the first time veterans will be identified in the 2021 census and will no longer be hidden in plain sight. After four years of hard-fought campaigning, legislation was finally passed in June 2020.
Red poppies have been worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community since 1921. Today the Poppy remains as the symbol of Remembrance at the heart of our Poppy Appeal.
Captain Noel Chavasse is one of only three people to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice – and the only VC and Bar of the First World War.
When RBL chose to use the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in 1921 it proved an immediate success, but the story of the woman behind its adoption is less well known.
Pat Owtram joined the WRNS at 18, listening to and translated enemy communications, while she and her sister feared for their father who was a prisoner of war.
