The Poppy Appeal in Harwell and Chilton
Fundraising activities are described on this page, and on the British Legion website.Here
If you would like to make a donation to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal then please see here, or contact the Poppy Appeal Organisers. All donations are acknowledged.
Remembrancetide Collections
The annual house to house, business and street collection takes place in the two weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday. Another collection takes place at the D Day service.
2024 November Collection
Can you help with the House to House collections in Chilton and Harwell during the annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal? This year’s collections are between 26th October and 10th November. If you can spare a few hours to call at some houses, please email:
Chilton: [email protected]
Harwell: [email protected]
Any help is greatly appreciated. Minimum age 18.
Hazel Benton Chilton Poppy Appeal Organiser
Peter Cox Harwell Poppy Appeal Organiser
2020 November Collection
2020 was very different for everyone, including the annual Poppy Appeal. Many of the usual activities could not take place, including house-to-house collecting, so new activities took place instead. Chilton Poppy Appeal Organiser Hazel Benton ran a stall at four locations in Chilton during the appeal. Thank you to all those who visited and made a donation.
The totals raised are:
Harwell Village and Campus shops and businesses raised a total of £1,228.77.
Table collections in Chilton plus the boxes and collecting tins in the Curie Avenue shops and businesses raised a total of £1,494.71
Thanks to everyone for their generosity and a special thanks to everyone who braved the rain to come to the table collections.
Many thanks, Hazel Benton, Chilton Village Poppy Appeal Organiser
The usual Remembrance Sunday Parades and services at the High Street War Memorial and in Harwell Church did not take place so no collection was made.
Donations for Remembrance Sunday Wreaths
Thank you to the local organisations who have so far donated a total of £189.72 for the wreaths laid at the War Memorials in Chilton and Harwell over Remembrance.
Other Donations totaling £69.96 have been collected.
Total October 2020 to date: £2,983.16
2019 November Collection
The totals collected for the 2019 house to house and business collection are:
- Harwell Village and Harwell Campus: £2507.77 to date (including £322.89 collected at the Harwell War Memorial Service).
- Chilton Village, Chilton Field and the Curie Avenue shops and businesses: £1,664.15.
The total for the local house to house and business collection in 2019 is £4,171.92.
Thank you to everyone for their generosity and a special thanks to all of the house to house collectors.
Remembrance Sunday 2019
Thank you to everyone who picked up a Poppy or donated at the Harwell War Memorial Service or after the Church service. A total of £322.89 was collected, this is included in the Harwell November Collection total.
Thank you to the local organisations who donated a total of £277 for the wreaths provided for the Harwell and Chilton Services.
October 2019 – September 2020 Collection
- Harwell Village and Campus November 2019 (Including £322.89 from Remembrance Sunday): £2,507.77
- Chilton Village and the Curie Avenue Shops November 2019: £1,664.15
- Remembrance Sunday Wreaths £277
- Other donations: £105.
Total collected: £ 4,553.92
Poppy Appeal merchandise is no longer available via the Branch but the Poppy Shop website has a large selection of Poppy Appeal products
