Remembrance

The Poppy Factory: Where Five Million Are Made For Remembrance

Millions of pounds are raised for Armed Forces charities every year thanks to the former servicemen and women at the Lady Haig's Poppy Factory.

They make all the poppies and wreaths that go on sale in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.

The Forces Welfare team went to visit the factory, to see how the poppies are made, and what the factory means to those that staff it.

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