Poppy appeal
Case in Portsmouth of a shop stopping an assistant wearing a poppy. Have now "relented" - to allow staff to wear a poppy only on Remembrance Sunday. Allegedly they all tried last year to stop poppy sellers collecting outside their shop.
See link Hollister shop assistant gets wearing poppy ban because 'it's not part of uniform' | Mail Online
Suggest we give this store a wide berth
See link Hollister shop assistant gets wearing poppy ban because 'it's not part of uniform' | Mail Online
Suggest we give this store a wide berth
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Too right wanderOO,hit em where it hurts, in the tills,did hear though that the girls have to buy the clothes they model in which case they wear what they like on them,a small enamel poppy perhaps?
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Glad to report that our sales in this little corner of NE Dorset are going very well. The newly introduced poppy lapel pins have sold out & the new wrist bands are proving very popular with both the younger children & teenagers.
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For anyone who cannot find a poppy seller in their 'hood, there is always:
The Royal British Legion - The Poppy Shop > Home
with a variety of merchandise available.
The Royal British Legion - The Poppy Shop > Home
with a variety of merchandise available.
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The pins have been around for a few years now but are proving very popular this year. They have nearly sold out in Liverpool. Which is great at £2 a time, or more. There should be more on the streets very soon.
Also whilst on the subject of the banners at Celtic Park, I am happy to report that whilst the crowd at Anfield sung the "Fields of Athenry" a collection at the ground did raise over £2000 and a few Irish Euro. There have been Soldiers on Lime Street Station through out this years appeal and they report very high donations. Many £20 notes going in to the tins.
Also whilst on the subject of the banners at Celtic Park, I am happy to report that whilst the crowd at Anfield sung the "Fields of Athenry" a collection at the ground did raise over £2000 and a few Irish Euro. There have been Soldiers on Lime Street Station through out this years appeal and they report very high donations. Many £20 notes going in to the tins.
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Also whilst on the subject of the banners at Celtic Park, I am happy to report that whilst the crowd at Anfield sung the "Fields of Athenry" a collection at the ground did raise over £2000 and a few Irish Euro.
Great to hear they were generous as well as choral though
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Had to berate Mrs PN this morning for not wearing a poppy on her nightie.
Got to applaude Ed Milliband and partner for wearing their poppies - his pinned to a shirt and her to a blouse. Laudable. Mind you Samuel Milliband was not wearing his.
Got to applaude Ed Milliband and partner for wearing their poppies - his pinned to a shirt and her to a blouse. Laudable. Mind you Samuel Milliband was not wearing his.
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Re; Banners at Celtic park,
Can I just say am a Celtic fan but am utterly ashamed off these idiots and the fact they can't spell kinda proves how thick they are.
Please do not take these idiots are the majority of Celtic fans. Celtic FC issued a apology and are currently trying to find the idiots who will be banned from the stadium.
Ps does anyone know why the text line is not working for the British legion (70090 number ) ?? Am hoping it's just a temp crash so it doesnt loose much needed revenue .
Can I just say am a Celtic fan but am utterly ashamed off these idiots and the fact they can't spell kinda proves how thick they are.
Please do not take these idiots are the majority of Celtic fans. Celtic FC issued a apology and are currently trying to find the idiots who will be banned from the stadium.
Ps does anyone know why the text line is not working for the British legion (70090 number ) ?? Am hoping it's just a temp crash so it doesnt loose much needed revenue .
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Haven't been able to find a Poppy Seller this year - I work in the day time and only get into town on a Saturday morning but none of the local shops has any. So, I paid £5 for a PC Wallpaper image by texting "Poppy" to 70090 on my mobile phone. I'm not that worried about not having anything to wear on my lapel, but I do wonder where all the "Poppy" sellers are this year?
As regards the protestors, if there were 50 of them, how come only three were arrested for public order offences? All 50 should have been prosecuted. I can remember a time when the police would have had to protect them from a lynching before arresting them.
As regards the protestors, if there were 50 of them, how come only three were arrested for public order offences? All 50 should have been prosecuted. I can remember a time when the police would have had to protect them from a lynching before arresting them.
I agree with your sentiment, but that would mean a big job creation scheme for hangmen - believe it or not, some 2-300 boxes are stolen each year. Scumbags!
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'Opium War' poppy draws Chinese ire
British Refuse to Remove Poppy Lapel Pins After Chinese Says it Reminds Them of Opium Wars
AFP Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010
British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday wore a poppy in his lapel to honor British war dead, despite China's request he remove it because officials said it reminded them of the Opium Wars.
Cameron and members of his delegation have all worn poppies during their two-day visit to China ahead of Armistice Day Thursday, the 92nd anniversary of the end of World War I.
Poppies however have a different meaning for Chinese officials who asked the delegation to remove the paper flowers because they were reminders of the two 19th century Opium Wars that China lost to Britain, a British official said.
"The Chinese informed us it would be inappropriate to wear poppies because of the Opium Wars," an official from the prime minister's office said on condition of anonymity.
"We informed them that they mean a great deal to us and we would be wearing them all the same," the official said.
Poppies became a symbol for the war dead because they grew on the battlefields of Western Europe. They now are sold each November in Britain and several other countries to raise money for veterans' charities.
Chinese school children are taught as part of their patriotic education that the Opium Wars were a symbol of national humiliation.
This year is the 150th anniversary of the second Opium War, which Britain fought to force China to open up to trade, including the narcotic made from the poppy.
The first Opium War, which ended in 1842, ended with China ceding Hong Kong to Queen Victoria. Britain returned the territory to China in 1997.
AFP Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010
British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday wore a poppy in his lapel to honor British war dead, despite China's request he remove it because officials said it reminded them of the Opium Wars.
Cameron and members of his delegation have all worn poppies during their two-day visit to China ahead of Armistice Day Thursday, the 92nd anniversary of the end of World War I.
Poppies however have a different meaning for Chinese officials who asked the delegation to remove the paper flowers because they were reminders of the two 19th century Opium Wars that China lost to Britain, a British official said.
"The Chinese informed us it would be inappropriate to wear poppies because of the Opium Wars," an official from the prime minister's office said on condition of anonymity.
"We informed them that they mean a great deal to us and we would be wearing them all the same," the official said.
Poppies became a symbol for the war dead because they grew on the battlefields of Western Europe. They now are sold each November in Britain and several other countries to raise money for veterans' charities.
Chinese school children are taught as part of their patriotic education that the Opium Wars were a symbol of national humiliation.
This year is the 150th anniversary of the second Opium War, which Britain fought to force China to open up to trade, including the narcotic made from the poppy.
The first Opium War, which ended in 1842, ended with China ceding Hong Kong to Queen Victoria. Britain returned the territory to China in 1997.
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I wonder how long before we can't wear a poppy anymore - in case it offends the Muslims . . .
Apparently the Holocaust didn't happen, so remembrance of our guys 'in a foreign field' will soon be cast aside by the PC Police (not the boys in blue - just the mis-guided do-gooders).
Still, I've actually cleaned my medals and will attend the local Memorial Service tomorrow.
While we can . . . let's do it.
Apparently the Holocaust didn't happen, so remembrance of our guys 'in a foreign field' will soon be cast aside by the PC Police (not the boys in blue - just the mis-guided do-gooders).
Still, I've actually cleaned my medals and will attend the local Memorial Service tomorrow.
While we can . . . let's do it.
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Same here,not my medals,but my Dads,Sword Beach,and on,unless we take a stand against PC bull their sacrifice will be wasted.
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