Birkenhead Royal British Legion, the world’s first, breaks its own Poppy Appeal record for the second year running
Dec 22 2010 by Matt Hurst, Wallasey News
THE world’s first Royal British Legion smashed its own Poppy Appeal record for the second time running, just two years after coming close to extinction.
The Birkenhead branch of the charitable organisation that cares for ex-servicemen and their dependents delivered an astonishing £53,000 return, from just two weeks collecting in 2009.
That represented a 25% increase on all previous efforts, but now the team of 30 volunteers have bettered even that.
Newly released figures show, between
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