Nailsea’s Poppy Appeal organiser needs your help.

Appeal for Volunteers and a secure storage room required.

Stephen Rowan, the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal organiser for the Nailsea area, has been working very hard over the past two years as a one-man band raising money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. His efforts have resulted in raising over £40,000 over the last two years, a truly impressive amount.

To continue this mammoth task Stephen needs a secure room or facility to make up and store the poppy boxes from late October to the end of November 2024. This secure room needs to be about the size of a typical family living room of around 17 metres square or about 12’ by 14’ with a lockable door. Can anyone help and provide this secure storage facility for his sole use during this time? Without a secure storage room Stephen may be unable to organise the Poppy Appeal in 2024. This would be a great shame. If you can help please contact Stephen by mobile 07534 166575 or by email steverowan999@yahoo.co.uk

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Stephen also needs volunteers to help. This could be making up the boxes, collecting full boxes, selling the poppies and staffing the collection of donations from people at Tesco, Waitrose and other venues across Nailsea. He needs volunteers from 26 October to 11 November 2024.

Stephen says “As a Royal Air Force veteran I really understand the great work of the Royal British Legion. It’s important for me to support them and I really need your help to do this. Please call me if you can volunteer or help by providing a secure facility I can use to organise the Poppy appeal in 2024.“

Paul Bunce, who is the Poppy Appeal Manager for the Royal British Legion in Somerset, says “Stephen is desperate for volunteers to assist with Nailsea this year during the Poppy Appeal. Steve has been a one-man band for the last two years and has grown the Appeal to such an extent he can no longer cope with organising it on his own. Income has increased five-fold due to the huge generosity of Nailsea residents and Steve’s perseverance and hard work.”

The Royal British Legion supports Service personnel, starting after just one day of service and continuing through life, long after their service is over. Not only do they support current and former Service personnel, but they support their families too.
There are an estimated 6.5 to 6.7 million members of the Armed Forces community living in the UK. Each of these people are eligible to receive the support of The Royal British Legion , whether they need financial guidance, expert guidance, help transitioning into civilian life or assistance with their physical or mental well-being. These are just a few of the ways people can seek help from The Royal British Legion. For more information on The Royal British Legion see https://www.britishlegion.org.uk