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Meet The Man Who's Been Selling Poppies For Almost 75 Years
He has sold poppies for almost three quarters of a century, and the Rotherham branch of the Royal British Legion has been in his family for generations.
However, this year Eric Atkin will hang up his poppy tin and finally retire as president.
Over the years the 83 year-old has raised thousands and thousands of pounds for the Poppy Appeal.
Here's his Remembrance story...
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