London Waterloo station was home to a three-metre high sculpture in the two weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday, which was installed by Interserve plc.
Featuring six colourful ceramic poppies, the sculpture was commissioned to act as a focal point for commuters wishing to donate to the appeal. Interserve employees stayed on as fundraisers, including some former service men and women that now work for Interserve, helping to raise some £66,000 for The Royal British Legion’s 2016 Poppy Appeal.
London Waterloo was the most successful fundraising station in the capital for the London Poppy Day appeal.
Phil Clark, business development director at Interserve, said: “The Royal British Legion is a charity close to the heart of Interserve. Many of our employees are ex-service men and women and the company has a strong partnership with the military, providing facilities services for major defence organisations including the United States Air Force’s UK estate and the Ministry of Defence. We are also currently building a new clinical rehabilitation centre for the armed forces (the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre) near Loughborough, which will improve and advance treatments for injured service men and women. The response from our employees and the public to this year’s appeal has been outstanding. We’d like to thank everyone for their donations, large and small.”
Former veteran and armed forces relationship manager at Interserve, Richard Thornely, commented: “The Poppy Appeal is so much more important than most people realise. Not only is it a reminder of our nation’s dedication to ensuring our society remains free and democratic and the personal cost of this, but the funds raised are also essential in providing support to ex-service personnel and their families.
“I joined Interserve ten years ago following a career in the Army with tours in Germany, Northern Ireland, Canada, the first Gulf War and Croatia, so it has been great to see Interserve’s support to the Armed Forces.”
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