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The Reid Family's Story

Making the Reid family home work for them.

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Paul Kerr's Story

After a life-changing accident, we helped Paul move forward.

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Volunteer application

Make a huge difference to the lives of those in need in the Armed Forces community, and make a difference to your own life too. Apply today.

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Who we help

We're here for our Armed Forces community. After as little as seven days of service and continuing through life, long after service is over. Find out if you're eligible.

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Unforgotten Forces

This partnership of organisations, including Poppyscotland, delivers a range of services and events for older veterans in care settings.

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Award winners

The President’s Award is our highest honour. Learn more about some of these amazing winners.

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Contact us

Whether you'd like to talk to us in person, pick up the phone, or get in touch via email, our aim is to ensure that everyone can access the support they need.

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Falklands: my father was never the same again

Teri Newell was 14 when her father, Pipe Major James Riddell, was sent to the Falklands. His iconic tune, the Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, would become famous around the world, but the man behind it would never be the same.

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Terms & conditions

Read Lady Haig's Poppy Factory terms and conditions.

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Factory history

We've been supporting disabled veterans since 1926. Learn how the factory has changed in nearly 100 years.

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Falklands: memories of a teenage Scots Guards drummer

As a teenage drummer from Glasgow, Graham Hopewell was inspired to join the Scots Guards after seeing their band play for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Aged 19, he didn’t expect to find himself sent to a war zone 8000 miles away in the South Atlantic.

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Volunteering

Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Poppyscotland. Their support means we can make a life-changing difference to our Armed Forces community. But we need more volunteers. We need you.

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Donald's Story

The Falklands veteran was homeless for six months. He now makes poppies to raise vital funds to help other veterans. Read Donald's story.

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Careers

Join Team Poppy and start a career with Scotland's leading Armed Forces charity.

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Board of Trustees

Find out more information on our Board of Trustees.

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Falklands: 90% boredom 10% sheer terror

Growing up in Largs, Ayrshire, the sea had always been part of Kenny Duffy’s life. But nothing could prepare him for serving in the Falklands with the Royal Navy, which he described as “90% boredom, 10% sheer terror”.

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Falklands: distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown

Les Braby had served in the Scots Guards for 20 years when he was sent to the Falklands. He led men in a diversionary attack in the final days of the conflict, distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown.

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Falklands: shooting at Argentinian planes and bombs at a football match

Drum Major Willie Urban recalls his time in the Falklands, shooting at Argentinian planes and finding a bomb during a football match.

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Falklands: landing on a glacier to pick up survivors

Stewart Cooper, a young naval officer from Aberdeenshire, helped crew the first helicopter on a South Georgian glacier at the beginning of the Falklands conflict. He co-piloted a daring rescue on a glacier, picking up survivors of another helicopter crash.

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Falklands: A four-month adrenaline rush

Graham Daniels was just 20 years old when he was sent to the Falklands aboard the “Crazy Y”. It was a four-month adrenaline rush, living with the constant threat of air attacks and going to the aid of ships in distress.

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