Remembrance Day. Thank you to our Heros in the Armed Forces. The first Remembrance Day was held in 1919 throughout the Commonwealth. The occasion was formerly known as Armistice Day. The name changed after the Second World War. Poppies’ use as a symbol of remembrance was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian John McCrae, with its opening lines referring to the thousands of poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of soldiers graves. Money raised by the sale of poppies is used by the Royal British Legion to support servicemen and women. The national Poppy Appeal fund-raising target is £37 million to allow the RBL to carry out its vital work. The nations biggest armed forces charity spends £1.6 million every week in direct welfare support and answers more than 170,000 calls for help. britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/how-the-nation-remembers/remembrance-sunday
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