Keywords: chorley lancashire chorleylancashire chorley 2015 chorley2015 365 poppy royal british legion royalbritishlegion armed forces armedforces remembrance day remembranceday poppy shop poppyshop market street marketstreet text The use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields. Poppies were the first flowers to appear in the churned up ground in which the bodies of soldiers lay. The symbolic use of the poppy was actually started by American Moina Michael in 1918. The idea spread to Britain and was adopted in 1921 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, later to become used by the Royal British Legion and other veterans associations around the world. The money raised from the sale of poppies and other merchandise is an important source of income for the Royal British Legion for the care and support of servicemen and women, veterans and families. The use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields. Poppies were the first flowers to appear in the churned up ground in which the bodies of soldiers lay. The symbolic use of the poppy was actually started by American Moina Michael in 1918. The idea spread to Britain and was adopted in 1921 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, later to become used by the Royal British Legion and other veterans associations around the world. The money raised from the sale of poppies and other merchandise is an important source of income for the Royal British Legion for the care and support of servicemen and women, veterans and families. |