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Schoolchildren in Barrow helping to make poppies
Employees from BAE Systems sites across the UK have produced 172,000 Poppies to help the Royal British Legion's 2009 Poppy Appeal.
Approximately 640 people from Warton, Samlesbury, Cowes, Chadderton and Glascoed, gave up their lunch breaks to help assemble Poppies, which are being sold in support of the Remembrance Day campaign. 63 employees from sites including Brough, New Malden and Farnborough have also volunteered their time to help make Poppies at the British Legion's factory in Richmond.
In Barrow, BAE Systems teamed up with the Royal British Legion, the Veterans Association and the Evening Mail, enlisting the help of 20 local schools in making Poppies and helping more than 1,000 pupils understand the continuing importance of Remembrance Day.
And, in tribute to the memory of service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect their country, 50 BAE Systems employees planted crosses in the Field of Remembrance in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on the 2 and 3 November.
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About The Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion is a UK charity that provides financial, social and emotional support to millions of serving and ex-Service personnel and their families. Not just those who fought in the two World Wars, but also those involved in the many conflicts since 1945 and those still fighting today. The charity is probably best-known for its role as the nation's custodian of remembrance and for the Poppy Appeal, which it organises annually.
