Harborough Poppy Appeal Enters Final Week as Collectors Are Praised
Written by HFM News on 4th November 2026
Market Harborough’s Poppy Appeal organisers are thanking the public and collectors for their support, as this year’s campaign enters its final week.
Thousands of pounds have been donated in the town, while card donations to the Royal British Legion across the county have already topped £100,000.
Roger Brown and Jane Timms have clocked up more than 70 years of collecting for the Poppy Appeal between them.
HFM has been meeting some of those involved in this year’s campaign, many of whom have supported the appeal for decades.
Roger Brown has been selling poppies in the town centre for more than 50 years, continuing a family tradition:
Royal Navy veteran Jane Timms has also been collecting for more than 15 years.
She told HFM this year’s appeal has particular significance for her following the death of her father, an RAF veteran, earlier this year:
L-R Stewart Harrison & Steve Sherwood from the RBL at the stall in Harborough Market
As well as the street collections, the Royal British Legion has a stall at Harborough Market, thanks to support from Harborough District Council.
Stewart Harrison, president of the town’s Royal British Legion branch, says the response from the public has been fantastic:
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