Poppy Appeal

Hi, My name is Andrew Ralph. I am working closely with Michael Chambers, a fellow veteran. Mike created a Remembrance Run in Sandbach, Cheshire, pre-Covid and had a great response with two weeks lead time; over 80 people showed up and ran 11km to remember the fallen veterans that made the ultimate sacrifice. This year we are combining the run with a Remembrance Festival. Over the years, like so many others, we have paidthe our respects the traditional way, and we want to encourage that, but we want to do something different for our community. We have also noticed that the younger generation turning up to remembrance parades have declined. This is why Mike has created the Remembrance Festival; we will have a whole day of remembrance on the 12th of November 2022, the day before the traditional parades take place.

‍Let’s Remember them together!

Below is a rough itinerary; these are very early days so the timings may change.

09:00 - meet up at Sandbach Cricket Club

09:15 - 09:40 Bagpiper

09:40 - 10:10 - A brass band will entertain the non-runners

09:50 - 10:35 - Runners complete the first 7-8 kms

10:20 - 10:40 Bagpiper will entertain the non-runners and play for the runners as they return

10:35 - 10:57 - The local schools will read poems.

10:57 - 10:58 - going down of the sun

10:58 - 11:00 - last post

11:00 - 11:02 - 2 mins silence

11:02 - Reveille

11:03 - Tot of whisky/fruit juice shot to toast and remember the fallen

11:05 - 4-5km combat fitness (Cam Cream for the kids)

This will combine the 11KM

11:05 - 11:30 - Bagpiper will play as the combat fitness is carried out

11:30 - 12:00 - Brassband will play

11:45 - Drinks and Breakfast bags (All donations)

12:00 Bouncy castles, cake stores and other fun games will then start; this may begin earlier

14:00 - Live acoustic band starts and will be playing throughout the day until late around 23:00

15:30 until Closing time - Bar will be open.

We have many local supporters from the business community who are providing food, entertainment and gifts to raise money for the poppy appeal. We are so excited to be able to support the community together, and as veterans, myself and Mike are very grateful for everyone’s support; from the bottom of our hearts, we say THANK YOU

Lastly, I would like to mention that we are looking for additional funds to cover the Remembrance Festival's operating cost so we can bring this to life. 

Sincerely 

Andrew & Mike 

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