Armistice poppies

[hdw]

BBC presenters and journalists started sprouting poppies on 25th October this year, over a fortnight before Armistice Sunday. The media seem to have created an "Armistice season", just as there is now a Halloween season, a Christmas season, etc. To my mind this makes nonsense of the whole poppy thing, and they lose their meaning.

Harry

[MaxD]

The Royal British Legion officially launched the Poppy Appeal on 24th October this year so the media could be said to have been a day late.

MaxD

[BumbleB]

BBC presenters and journalists started sprouting poppies on 25th October this year, over a fortnight before Armistice Sunday. The media seem to have created an "Armistice season", just as there is now a Halloween season, a Christmas season, etc. To my mind this makes nonsense of the whole poppy thing, and they lose their meaning.

Harry

Apologies, but not quite sure when you are suggesting that the sale/wearing of poppies should begin. 

AND Armistice Sunday is yet another "rounding off" - it should be Armistice Day = 11 November.   

EDITED:  In support of Armistice Day, rather than Armistice Sunday - our ancestors did not die on the nearest Sunday.   

[arthurk]

I thought the normal term was Remembrance Sunday, which is the second Sunday in November and also happens to be the Sunday nearest to Armistice Day (11 November).

[BumbleB]

No wonder we're all confused - Remembrance Armistice Day = 11 November vs Remembrance Sunday = second Sunday in November.

Apologies 

[Craclyn]

The RBL give instructions on when to place poppy boxes out in shops, bars, etc, but there is no restriction on when you can display a poppy. I wear a poppy.org.uk wristband all the time and I do not take the poppy broach out of my jacket after attending the Remembrance service. It stays there until I pick up a new one the following year. Some folks have a poppy in the radiator grill of their car all year round. 

[John915]

Good evening,

Poppy boxes are sorted and distributed anything up to six weeks before the event. Mine were taken around 3 weeks ago. There are different rules for house to house, street sellers and boxes in shops etc.

House to house can only take place between 26th oct and 11th nov for this year. Street boxes can have the same dates but are often restricted by your local council. In shops, pubs etc they can put them on their counters on receipt of the boxes.

I have already collected, and replaced with new, 2 money pots plus one all year round box. My count so far is a little over £400.

My biggest moan is over all the little adds you see for poppy badges from other than RBL. They charge well over the odds and say they give money to the poppy appeal. Most of that money goes straight to them with about 10% or less going to the poppy appeal. Buy from the RBL and every penny goes to the poppy appeal.

John915

Added, WE are I believe the only Commonwealth country which doesn't treat armistice day as a national holiday. Hence the advent of Remembrance sunday instead of giving everyone a day off.

[rosie99]

My biggest moan is over all the little adds you see for poppy badges from other than RBL. They charge well over the odds and say they give money to the poppy appeal. Most of that money goes straight to them with about 10% or less going to the poppy appeal. Buy from the RBL and every penny goes to the poppy appeal.

John915

They generally say the profit goes to RBL,  on one i was looking at that was £1.50 on a £5 poppy.  I ordered direct from RBL on Sunday, they arrived this morning

[philipsearching]

I don't think two weeks is an unreasonable length of time.  My elderly neighbour (a WW2 veteran) only goes shopping once a fortnight so his opportunity to buy a poppy is limited.

Philip