Poppy Appeal 2016

Remembrance Week

Every day this week during first break the children will have the opportunity to buy a range of poppy merchandise.  Pupils from Caerau and Tryfan will set up a stall in the hall where you can purchase a range of poppy covered treats.  See the poster below for the list of items along with their prices.  The money raised will be going to the British Legion.

Caerau and Tryfan will be carrying out a special remembrance assembly on Friday morning this week so please all wear a poppy with pride.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day which take place every year so that countries in the Commonwealth can remember members of the armed forces who have lost their lives serving their country.  Remembrance Day is always 11th November (11/11). It was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, that combat in World War 1 came to an end in 1918.  Remembrance Day has been observed since 1919.

Why do we wear poppies on Remembrance Day?

The poppy was one of the first flowers to bloom on the battlefields of Flanders during World War 1. Their bright red colour symbolised the blood shed during the horrific conflict, but also the hope of new life, and the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance Day.

The Remembrance Poppy has been used as a symbol since 1920. Today, poppies are worn on clothing in the days leading up to Remembrance Day, and poppy wreaths are placed on war memorials. This is why Remembrance Day is often known as Poppy Day.

In the UK, poppies can be bought from The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The money raised goes to help veterans of the armed services.