London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m -

People In Defence | London Poppy Day aims to raise Â£1m

mod.uk 01 Nov '12, 1pm

London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m -

Activities were kicked off on 30 October when the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson,Â launched London Poppy Day by speeding down the Thames in a naval rigid inflatable boat to Canary Wharf. There, the Mayor boarded patrol vessel HMS Severn to buy a poppy through a mobile card-payment terminal provided by Barclaycard, one of 400 that have been donated,Â making this the first London Poppy Day to go 'contactless'. Today, 1 November, the Prince of Wales gave some royal encouragement to volunteers when they visited Clarence House aboard the London Poppy Day 1960s Routemaster bus. Meanwhile, national treasure Barbara Windsor is the 'Voice' of London Poppy Day. Commuters will hear her special recording played in tube and railway stations encouraging people to dig deep for the Royal British Legion.

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@CBPoppyAppeal12 » 01 Nov '12, 10pm
RT @ForcesTweeter: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
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RT @BritishSoldier: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
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RT @DavidREdwardsUK: Poppy appeal - Our Troops spent the today in London trying to raise £1m in one day - Well done to all who took part. [link]
@DavidREdwardsUK » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
Poppy appeal - Our Troops spent the today in London trying to raise £1m in one day - Well done to all who took part. [link]
@kazzasgers9 » 01 Nov '12, 2pm
RT @forcesplan: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m: [link] - via @DefenceHQ . Have you bought a poppy yet? #GuiltTrip !
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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m: [link] - via @DefenceHQ . Have you bought a poppy yet? #GuiltTrip !
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RT @BritishSoldier: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m [link]
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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m - [link]
@ivorgurney » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
RT @DavidREdwardsUK: Poppy appeal - Our Troops spent the today in London trying to raise £1m in one day - Well done to all who took part. [link]
@DTNMilitary » 01 Nov '12, 3pm
DTN Military News: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been joined by... [link]
@RickyCrellin » 01 Nov '12, 2pm
RT @forcesplan: London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m: [link] - via @DefenceHQ . Have you bought a poppy yet? #GuiltTrip !