RBL Jersey Poppy Appeal 2025 raises over £210,000
The Royal British Legion Jersey Branch, is delighted to announce that this year’s Poppy
Appeal has raised a total of £210,321 - an increase on both the 2024 and 2023 totals.
Alison Opfermann, Poppy Appeal organiser, said:
“Once again, the Jersey public have supported the Poppy Appeal so very generously.
These funds help us to care for the Island’s service veterans and their families in a variety of ways, and we offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated or made a purchase. It emphasises the amazing support in the Island for the Forces community.
I would also like to thank the hundreds of volunteers who work so tirelessly behind the scenes to make the Poppy Appeal happen, as well as the numerous organisations around the Island who help us with the Appeal in so many other ways. This year, we are particularly grateful to Canaccord Wealth for their financial support, which enabled us to bring the Chelsea Pensioners to Jersey once again.”
Paul Bradley, recently elected Chairman of The Royal British Legion, Jersey said: “Every purchase and donation to the 2025 Poppy Appeal will help members or former members of the Armed Forces community. We are very grateful to the people of Jersey who have donated so generously to enable us to continue our work in supporting our local Veterans and their families.”
We would like to thank the following, without whom this amazing amount would not have been possible:
Our veteran community in Jersey
Our visiting Chelsea Pensioners IP Michael Gue and IP David Higgins
Canaccord Wealth - our major supporter
All the Connétables and Parish Secretaries
Parish of St Helier
The Norfolk Hotel
All our section managers, depot helpers, pin-carders, distributors, collectors and counters
The Poppy Shop ladies
Owners of 34 King Street
Mailland & Co
Peter Ridgway
Sea Cadets Jersey
Air Training Corps
Jersey Field Squadron
Jersey Freemasons
Mark Birrell and the Jersey Fire & Rescue Service
States of Jersey Police, Ambulance, Prison, and Customs and Immigration Services
Jersey Honorary Police Association
NatWest and Melissa Crowther
Darren and Brid Lloynd of DonutWorryBeHappy
Linda Adeler and StandardBank
Pomme d’Or Hotel
Mark Fisher and Ferryspeed
Jersey War Tunnels
The Co-Op
Waitrose
M&S
Jersey Post
B&Q
The Army Benevolent Fund
Jersey Joint Services Veteran’s Association
Rene Le Quere
Graeme Delanoe
Tim Pollard
Laura Lee
Mark Sylvester and Cote Sombre
Andy Lane and the Jersey Bulls
Edward Pipon
Norman and Heather Wood
Ricky le Quesne and Andy Wood
Margaret Senior
Designer Glen Smith
Sign Solutions
Jake and Blake Removals
Denise Heslam
Jeannie Moiana
Carol du Feu
We are always grateful for the Support of our Patron, HE Vice Adm. Sir Jerry Kyd and Lady Kyd, as well as the Bailiff of Jersey and his staff.