Lady Haig's Poppy Factory Centenary: 100 years of Remembrance

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100 Years of Remembrance

On 8 March 1926, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory opened in Edinburgh with a clear purpose: to provide dignified employment for disabled ex-Service men and to honour the memory of those who served.

One hundred years on, the Factory remains a living place of remembrance, assembling poppies and wreaths while supporting veterans and their families today.

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100 Years of Remembrance

On 8 March 1926, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory opened in Edinburgh with a clear purpose: to provide dignified employment for disabled ex-Service men and to honour the memory of those who served.

One hundred years on, the Factory remains a living place of remembrance, assembling poppies and wreaths while supporting veterans and their families today.

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100 Years of Remembrance

On 8 March 1926, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory opened in Edinburgh with a clear purpose: to provide dignified employment for disabled ex-Service men and to honour the memory of those who served.

One hundred years on, the Factory remains a living place of remembrance, assembling poppies and wreaths while supporting veterans and their families today.

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100 Years of Remembrance

On 8 March 1926, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory opened in Edinburgh with a clear purpose: to provide dignified employment for disabled ex-Service men and to honour the memory of those who served.

One hundred years on, the Factory remains a living place of remembrance, assembling poppies and wreaths while supporting veterans and their families today.

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100 Years of Remembrance

On 8 March 1926, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory opened in Edinburgh with a clear purpose: to provide dignified employment for disabled ex-Service men and to honour the memory of those who served.

One hundred years on, the Factory remains a living place of remembrance, assembling poppies and wreaths while supporting veterans and their families today.

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From a small workshop on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to a living place of remembrance today.
Then and now photo slides
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Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory was founded at a time when disabled veterans faced limited opportunities and uncertain futures.

The Factory offered dignity, purpose and community, values that remain at its heart 100 years later. Every poppy made connects remembrance with real support for those who have served.

 

Watch: 100 Years of Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory

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Explore 100 Years of the Factory’s History

Discover Lady Haig’s founding vision, the men and women who worked here, and how the Factory evolved across a century of change.
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