British Legion Poppy appeal

Helping the British Legion by distributing the poppies to shops and businesses around Brighouse as well as helping on the sale tables in Tesco and Sainsburys.

The table set up at Sainsburys

Late October work gets underway with Project Local, to distribute poppies and collecting tins to shops and schools in the Brighouse area to support the British Legion Poppy Appeal. On Remembrance Day the President attends the service at the Brighouse cenotaph in Rydings Park

Judith PooleContact Judith Poole about this page:

(ALL fields required)

(If you are a Rotarian, please name your club.)

Related pages...

Renovated bench on the canal path

Canal Clean and Tidy

more We have adopted a section of the Brighouse Canal from Brighouse Basin to Anchor Bridge where we shall be helping to improve the appearance of the canal paths, the flower beds and boxes. Come and help us

Planting in action

Tree Planting

more An initiative with the other Rotary clubs in Calderdale to plant trees to improve the environment

Rotakids meet here

RotaKids

more A club for primary school pupils run by the children and facilitated by Rotarians

Polio Eradication

more Rotary's key humanitarian project to rid the world of polio.

just one of the challenges during the week

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

more A professionally run development course for the leaders of tomorrow. Attended by those pupils in 6th form and supported by Rotary members.

Community Service Student Award

more Nominated Secondary School students receive a cash prize and the Rotary Club of Brighouse Trophy for Community Service.

St Chad's School - part of the shoebox donation.

Rotary Shoeboxes

more Working with Halifax Rotary we distribute Shoeboxes to the schools in our area to be filled with gifts for those less fortunate.

the tree arrives

Tree of Light

more "Buy" a light to remember a loved one, all money goes to the President's chosen LOCAL charity.

We also put up the decorations

Brighouse Rest Centre

more We decorate the rest centre and provide refreshments one Saturday in December - allowing the volunteerl team a week off.

Santa Float

more The Project Local Santa Float is our annual collaboration with other service organisations in Brighouse. Walking the streets collecting money!

Early visitors arrive and meet members

1940s Weekend Car Park

more We manage the car park for the event. There is a free vintage bus ride into town and back from the car park.

The Gala field

Brighouse Gala support

more While we don't organise the gala we do provide useful support

back to page above this...

The table set up at Sainsburys

The activities we do

back Our projects and events to support causes