Every poppy counts: Shropshire's appeal launches for 2020 with new map
The Royal British Legion has launched this year's Poppy Appeal by announcing a new fundraising initiative at Shrewsbury's St Chad’s Church.
Poppy Appeal supporters and volunteers joined the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mark Cuthbert-Brown, and Ollie Ollerton from Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins to launch the Shropshire Poppy Map – an interactive GoogleMap which shows where the nearest poppy is available.
Royal British Legion county chair Ian Williams, Royal British Legion county president Marius Coulon, Shropshire Army Cadet Force Captain Simon Protano, Shrewsbury Poppy Appeal organiser Susan Coleman, and community fundraiser Jenny Robey were all there for the launch.
Jenny Robey said: "In 2020 the RBL are asking everyone to back the Poppy Appeal in a new way. Like so many things this year, the appeal has to adapt to the threat of Covid-19 and we are asking the public to support us like never before, because every poppy counts.
"The Shropshire Poppy Appeal organisers have worked incredibly hard to ensure that everyone who wants to wear a poppy has access within five miles, no mean feat for such a rural county.
"Today we launch the Shropshire Poppy Map, an interactive GoogleMap which anyone can visit and find out exactly where their nearest poppy is available. You can find the link for this on the Shropshire Poppy Appeal Facebook page and Twitter account as well as the Shropshire County website.”
