Melton Poppy Appeal plans affected by Covid
Many of the usual collectors are in the vulnerable age range for coronavirus so they will be unable to sell poppies around the town and villages.
Instead local collections will be concentrated around Saturday November 7, when a stall will be set up in Market Place for the day.
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Hide AdPoppies will also be sold that day at the town branch of the Royal British Legion, in Thorpe End, throughout the day.
Stuart Taylor has taken over as Melton poppy organiser this year and it hasn’t been an easy task: “It has been a baptism of fire,” he told the Melton Times.
“We don’t want people out collecting who are a high risk for Covid, which a large majority of our collectors are.”
The collection team on November 7 will be wearing full personal protective clothing and contactless donations can be made.
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Hide AdSupermarkets and other Melton stores will be selling poppies too and residents are also able to buy them online from the legion website.
Stuart, a former Coldstream Guard, added: “The Poppy Appeal is very close to my heart and I really hope people support it once again.”