Lisburn’s Royal British Legion thanks everyone who supported this year’s Poppy Appeal
The Lisburn branch of the Royal British Legion has thanked everyone for their support of the Poppy Appeal this year.
The Poppy Appeal was launched this year on October 23, 2025 with the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh Alderman Amanda Grehan purchasing the first Poppy on the steps of the Lisburn War Memorial accompanied by Cadets from the Navy, Army and Air Force.
During the week long appeal from November 3, a street collection was held in Bow Street with the good people of Lisburn showing their support for the Appeal with great generosity as always.
Poppy stalls were also located in some of the larger stores around the city, including Tescos, Sainburys, M&S and Bow Street Mall.
Smaller shops throughout the city also had Poppy collection boxes in store, and local Churches made generous donations, all playing a part in making this year’s appeal another great success.
Showing the true nature of Legion members one of the Lisburn branch members, who had a unfortunate accident when on holidays, leaving him in hospital with severe neck injuries received basic medical treatment for weeks until his family got in touch with the Royal British Legion, which immediately stepped in to get the veteran the first class cover required to make his stay in hospital more comfortable. He remained in hospital for some weeks until he was able be flown back by air ambulance to England for ongoing treatment before returning home to Lisburn.
To show his appreciation for what the Legion had done to help support him and his family during this period he manned one of the Poppy stalls in Lisburn during the week, showing the true spirit of the Legion and it's members supporting each other upholding the Legion motto ‘service not self’.
The Chairman of the Lisburn branch of the Royal British Legion, Brian Sloan, thanked everyone for their support throughout the annual appeal.
He thanked everyone who donated to this worthy cause and proudly purchased and wore their poppies in memory of those who fought and died in battle.
He also issued a sincere thanks to all of the members of the branch who volunteered to help with the collection.