Selling Of The Poppy Banned - (This is Nonsense)

i find this very hard to believe it but has anybody else heard that some town / city councils have banned the selling of the RBL poppy for fear that it may upset some minoroties?

I so hope this is a pile of bull although there's a part of me that wouldn't be surprised if it is true!

 

Thread moved as its more relevant in here.

 

Hello Paul

I think you will find that a number of charities attract the "banning comment" some time during the their collection lifetime.

I would ignore the "banning comments" usually not true or a very isolated incident.

regards
Clive

 

From the official Facebook page of the Royal British Legion:

Poppy Legion
There's a rumour going around about poppies not being sold in certain areas this Remembrance period. It is categorically untrue. Poppies will be sold as normal. Pls share this!

Seems theres a rumour doing the rounds all over the UK

 

The same subject from 5 days ago.

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/barracks/38892-me-has-world-gone-mad-birmingham-poppy-sellers-thread.html

 

Whenever I see threads like this, I'm always reminded of that apocryphal series of newspaper headlines from Goodbye to All That:

When the fall of Antwerp became known, the church bells were rung [i.e. at Cologne and elsewhere in Germany]. Kolnische Zeitung.

According to the Kolnische Zeitung, the clergy at Antwerp were compelled to ring church bells when the fortress was taken. - Le Matin.

According to what The Times has heard from Cologne, via Paris, the unfortunate Belgian priests who refused to ring the church bells when Antwerp was taken, have been sentenced to hard labour. - Corriere della Sera.

According to information which has reached the Corriere della Sera from Cologne, via London, it is confirmed that the barbaric conquerors of Antwerp punished the unfortunate Belgian priests for their heroic refusal to ring the church bells by hanging them as living clappers to the bells with their heads down. - Le Matin

Best, Alan

 

good - seems its a pile of bull then.

thanks guys

 

The same subject from 5 days ago.

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/barracks/38892-me-has-world-gone-mad-birmingham-poppy-sellers-thread.html

Yeah, sorry about that everyone!

 

Yeah, sorry about that everyone!

sorry! Didnt realise i needed to appologise.

 

To carry out a collection you need to get a street collection licence for that period, you also need to contact the stores, shopping malls and any other private property you wish to collect on and seek their permission. These people will normally agree but will expect you to produce your collection certificate and also an insurance document for indemnity against claims or accidents caused by the collectors. All the major stores and shops I have found are only to happy to help providing that you ask them. One should remember that you should not approach these people as you have a God given right to invade their stores and do what ever you like.
I have organised many collections for many military groups and approaching the stores in the correct manner I have not had the slightest problem, in fact they have done every thing they can to help.

 

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. . . . . . . ./¯ ./
. . . . . . . /. . / this is for all the people
. . . . /¯`/'. .'/¯¯/ that want to ban the poppy
. . . /'/. /. . /. . /. /¯\ sales, god bless our heroes!
... . . .('(. . . . . .¯/'. . ') up yours!!!!!

 

. . . . . . . . /¯/)
. . . . . . . ./¯ ./
. . . . . . . /. . / this is for all the people
. . . . /¯`/'. .'/¯¯/ that want to ban the poppy
. . . /'/. /. . /. . /. /¯\ sales, god bless our heroes!
... . . .('(. . . . . .¯/'. . ') up yours!!!!!

I think the inter web has trolled you. See VP post. NO ONE IS BANNING THE POPPY.

And I think if you new anything about Brit culture you would have asciied 2 digits.

 

On a different note who here has gone out poppy selling and even says a prey if they can't go to a pukka church service.

Wowtank raises hand.

 

I sell them every year

 

I sell them every year

To use internet lingo you are FTW

 

For the record, I'm not outraged - I've still got mine from last year