Hi all,

I hope this is the right place for it, and that this post is not too silly, but I was wondering where can I get my hands on those little wooden crosses with the poppy in the center?

Thanks,

Stephen

Stephen,

Any branch of the British Legion will have them and quite often poppy sellers have them during street collections or in supermarkets etc.

The RBL Ireland can help if you cannot find one locally.

RBL Ireland

Cheers for that.

Thanks,

Stephen

I have seen some bigger supermarkets Poppy collection boxes have them. certainly Morrisons !

please remember remembrance has one letter 'e' missing when compared with remembering.

Grumpy,

Before I even read this post I knew what it would say!

Many, including me, would say in response and that it is the act and not the spelling that is important.

Ian.

To return to the original quest.if you get stuck PM me!!
I have some in Stock {& Star of David for Jewish,& Crescent for Muslim Casualties}
HB

I was never much of a good speller, post name amended.



Thanks for the offer! I hope to give the Irish Branch of the British Legion a call during the week and see if I can buy some of them.

Cheers,

Stephen

I have noticed that in a few of our local cemetaries, the graves with CWGC headstones all have the crosses placed on then on remembrence day. I have also noticed that CWGC graves with private headstones do not all have the crosses placed on them. Do the local RBL place the crosses, and if so what criteria for placing the crosses do they use?

Alan

Alan

I doubt whether you will find anything written down about the criteria people use when placing crosses on graves. I look after my local branch of the Legion and the only rule I follow is that the person is named on our war memorial. Few of the people whose names appear on the memorial are buried in our local cemetery but many of them are commemorated on family headstones.
The style of headstone has no bearing on whether or not I place a cross; we have 3 CWGC headstones but about 40 commemorations.
My only exception to the rule is that I will place crosses on the graves of people I know were, in there time, active members of the Legion. It's my way of recognising the work they did and saying thanks. However, I will gladly supply the crosses to any member of the public who wants one to place on a grave, whether or not the person in the grave was a serviceman/woman.
I imagine that other people will apply different criteria but that is down to the local populatio, not necessarily the Legion, as, very often, public opinion will dictate what form remembrance takes. In my branch I have to leave the wreaths on the war memorial until March and then replace the collection with a single RBL wreath until October. In the run up to Remembrance time the memorial is left bare. I know that other branches act differently but I have to do what the local community wants; and God help me if I don't listen.

Hope that helps and expect different criteria from other pals.

Garth

Just wondered would i be able to place a cross on our village memorial for one of my relatives listed on it ?, I dont mean to be part of the remembrance day wreath laying by the local parish council, just to leave a tribute later on, maybe i will have to seek their permission ?, any thoughts on the correct protocol welcomed,
kind regards,
John.

John,

I am sure that they would be delighted that a relative is leaving their own tribute and you would not need to get permission.

I leave my own after the service is over and all the dignitaries have left the ceremony. I have noticed that a growing number have started to do this too, in the last few years, which can only be a good thing.

Last year I was able to attend on Remembrance Sunday and on the 11th November and was so heartened to see that a large number of people had stopped work and gone to the Memorial on the 11th at 11.00am.

John

I see no problem with that. Buy a cross and place it after the service has finished would be my recommendation. Up till 2 years ago one of my members supplied two wooden boxes of turf that were placed on the flagstones at the base of our memorial. Crosses were placed in them by any member of the public who wished to remember a loved one in that manner. Now we have persuaded the local council to remove two flagstones and replace them with turf which looks tidier. The crosses can stay there as long as the wreaths are on the memorial.

Garth

many thanks for your replies,much appreciated,
kind regards,
John.

I have just been to collect some poppies and crosses at my local shop (which happens to be Morrisons) only to be told that, due to a large fire at the warehouse in Kent, there is a shortage of stock this year. There are no large poppies or wooden crosses available from the British Legion branch in Bolton apparently.
Is this the case? Any suggestions where I can obtain some crosses locally?

Paul (cross and poppyless)

Paul,

Try the Bolton Air Cadets (ATC), although they work alongside the RBL at this time of year and may not have been allocated any. They usually have an assortment of poppy related items. I noticed that my local shop only had the standard poppies and tax disc holders available this year.

Thanks for the reply Garth.
The two women who do door to door in the village selling popies came last night. 46 years selling between them, nice row of badges.

Alan

These Ladies {& Gents} are the backbone of the Appeals collecting force,sadly as they go{We have two grand Ladies in the Village who have been collecting 60 years & 58 years apiece!!} few step up to replace them.....

As I passed through Paddington Station last night I was not suprised to see poppies on sale but I was suprised to see said crosses available!

Why were you surprised? Any Poppy Appeal Organiser has available to him/her small poppies with leaf, large poppies (also known as Poppy2)(they look like silk), crosses, stars of david, crescents, car window stickers and tax disc holders, a wide selection of wreaths, badged crosses, enamel poppy pins, poppy stickers, self-adhesive poppies, car poppies and various other bits and pieces.
In my humble opinion what should surprise you is that they are not more readily available.

Garth

For Grumpy



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Regards
CGM

At least they got 'park' correct - even 'toilet'.

Jim

where can I get my hands on those little wooden crosses with the poppy in the center?

Hi Stephen,
I picked up my rememberance cross in Morrissons supermarket.
The British Legion have quite a comprehensive selection in most supermarkets.

Sean.

Following up on my earlier post about having difficulty getting remembrance crosses at the local supermarket - also Morrisons - and being told there was a shortage this year due to a fire at a warehouse in Kent. Shortages seem to be very localised and, it appears, depend on whether the local British Legion branch ordered early or late.
I had no difficulty getting crosses at another Morrisons which is no more than 3-4 miles from the first one - but supplied from a different British Legion branch.

Paul