D-DAY veteran John Roberts, 99, and 12-year-old fundraiser Maisie Mead wear their new plastic-free poppies with pride.
They were born eight decades apart but D-Day veteran John Roberts and Maisie Mead both love the new plastic-free poppy.
PAD-DAY veteran John Roberts, 99, and 12-year-old fundraiser Maisie Mead wear their new plastic-free poppies with pride[/caption]
John and Maisie were at the Royal British Legion’s factory in Kent where 44million environmentally-friendly poppies have been madeArthur Edwards / The Sun
John and Maisie were together yesterday at the Royal British Legion’s factory in Kent where 44million environmentally-friendly poppies have been made for this year’s appeal.
The British Legion aims to raise £40million this year to help 90,000 servicemen and women.
Maisie, whose dad James was medically discharged from the Royal Logistical Corps seven years ago has been a poppy collector since she was four years old.
Each year she transforms her road in Plymouth, Devon, into Poppy Street to raise money for the charity.
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer will officially open Maisie’s street this afternoon.
She said: “For me the poppy is a thank you letter to all those who served for us and are still serving.
You can donate to the Poppy Appeal through 40,000 collectors around the UK or here
“It was amazing to see the new recyclable poppies being made – they’re good for raising money for servicemen and women and for the planet, too.”
John Roberts, of Whitstable, Kent, began wearing a poppy age 13.
He said: I wore it to remember my grandfather who was an officer with the Salford Pals Regiment on the first day of the battle of the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
“At the start of the battle he had 750 men in his command. An hour later just 30 were left.”
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