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Remembrance sale of poppies – 1 November

November 1, 2024

The Courtyard Information and Support Centre at Sandwell main reception are selling poppies today (1 November).

People wear poppies to show support for the services and sacrifices of our Armed Forces, veterans and their families. It represents all those who lost their lives on active service, from the beginning of the First World War right up to present day.

There are various colours of poppy available, please see below for what each colour signifies:

  • Red poppy – remembrance and hope.
  • Purple poppy – to remember animal victims of war such as horses, dogs and pigeons that were often drafted into the war effort.
  • Black poppy – the contribution of black, African and Caribbean communities to the war effort, as servicemen and servicewomen, and as civilians.
  • White poppy – remembers those who died in conflict with a focus on an end to war.