Buses to proudly display the Poppy

trentbarton has donated £800 to The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal and more than 100 buses and coaches will proudly wear a poppy in tribute to those men and women who have served their country.

The poppies – a symbol of remembrance for more than 90 years – will be given pride of place on the front of buses on several routes:

the sixes / red arrow / H1 / skylink Nottingham / skylink Derby / indigo / i4 / the threes / the nines / rainbow one / the two

Jordan Kemp, marketing and communications manager at trentbarton, said: “The Poppy Appeal plays a key role helping people and organisations to remember the sacrifices made by members of the British armed forces, past and present. “The Appeal also raises substantial sums of money which The Royal British Legion puts to excellent use for members of the Armed Forces community. Our drivers and buses are key parts of local communities across the East Midlands, many of team members are ex-service personnel, so trentbarton is pleased to show our support and remembrance.”

The Royal British Legion said: “This year we want to encourage the public not only to remember those who served in the First and Second World Wars, but also remember the sacrifices made by other generations of the Armed Forces. “The Legion is there throughout our beneficiaries’ entire lives to help them with cash in a crisis, recovery after injury or illness, moving on after the military, and ensuring they are not disadvantaged because of their service.”

Poppies will also be seen on the skylink Derby service, operated by trentbarton’s sister company Kinchbus. The first Poppy Appeal was held in 1921, the founding year of The Royal British Legion. Red silk poppies, inspired by the famous First World War poem, In Flanders Fields, sold out instantly and raised more than £106,000. The funds helped WW1 veterans find employment and housing after the war.