Poppy Appeal

Each year, in early November some 100,000 Legion volunteers take to the streets with poppies and collecting boxes, raising millions of pounds for the Poppy Appeal.

The money collected at this time and from numerous other fundraising activities throughout the year, goes to providing help and support to serving and ex-Service men and women and their dependants.

Update May 2021:

We are delighted to announce that the current UK total is just under £18m & with online donations made to the Poppy Appeal, the overall total is £23m. The total for Cumbria & Isle of Man is an amazing £339, 169.17! The regional total is just over £2.25m. A huge thank you to you all.

Well done again, you are doing an amazing job across our region.  The RBL can only provide vital support to our Armed Forces Community with your continued support – thank you!"

Poppy People

We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist with Poppy Appeal collecting in Cumbria. 

Without volunteer collectors out there on the streets, without appeal organisers planning the collections, this great cause - that helps thousands of ex-Service men and women every year - would grind to a halt.

And we urgently need to recruit more people as many of our current volunteers are retiring from active duty. Add to this the ever increasing demand on the Legion's services and you can see we need your help more than ever.    

Please contact our Community Fundraiser Alan Whitmore if you are interested in helping.
 awhitmore@britishlegion.org.uk or Tel: 07458090259.