Poppy wreaths from military organisations – including numerous branches of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – are taken to railway stations on GWR routes in England and Wales and then by rail to Paddington Station.
Read morePoppy wreaths from military organisations – including numerous branches of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – are taken to railway stations on GWR routes in England and Wales and then by rail to Paddington Station.
Read moreIn the new Army Benevolent Fund’s special Gallantry podcast for Remembrance Day, host Harry Bucknall and his expert guests tell three incredible stories of courage during the World War Two Italian campaign, which began 80 years ago in 1943.
Read moreHis Majesty The King will lead the nation, alongside the Prime Minister and defence chiefs, in a two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
Read moreThe Veterans Charity invited landmarks, military bases in the South West to join our initiative to light up the darkness in 2020.
Read moreThe team at East Midlands Railway were one of a number of Train Operating Companies to join the expanded event in 2021, following on from the first event by of The Veterans Charity to keep remembrance on track through the pandemic in 2020.
Read moreThe Veterans Charity when working with Great Western Railway on the 2023 Routes of Remembrance event (based on Poppies to Paddington from 2020), we found out that the railway would be closed for improvement works, between Penzance and Plymouth meaning there would be no trains to carry the dozens of wreaths from Cornwall to Paddington Station.
Read moreHer Majesty The Queen attended the opening of the 95th Field Remembrance on Thursday 9 November 2023 and placed a personal tribute in memory of all who have given their lives in service.
Read moreOn 11 November 2023, from 1800hrs, massive, animated poppies will light up the London skyline, in an Act of Remembrance commissioned by the Union Jack Club (UJC), a military charity and national institution serving non-commission members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
Read moreTo mark Remembrance Day on 11 November 2023, the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading charity, spoke to a group of the last remaining Second World War veterans who gathered for an afternoon at Biggin Hill, home to the Battle of Britain.
Read moreThe Forces Employment Charity is calling on the public to show their support for Remembrance Day this year, by taking part in its national poppy pebble painting initiative.
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