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THE OFFICAL REMEMBERANCE DAY THREADWhy call it poppy day ?
in world war one ,thouands of troops died in a fileld and a few months after poppys grew there.
REMEMBERANCE DAY is not just for world war one and two it is for all the wars
us humans are not very nice,we just think about ourselves(most of us)
so today we should be nice to one another and not make rude remarks,report spammers or swear.
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why not watch itv at 10:59 for the REMEMBERANCE DAY show
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MPORTANT UPDATE - READ THIS FIRST:
3:30pm, 7th November 2007
I have just received a telephone response from the police relating to my written application for permission to wear "an official standard-sized poppy badge prominently on my lapel as I walk from Waterloo Station and into/around Parliament" to "raise awareness of Remembrance Day and the associated British Legion campaign."
I have been informed by phone that my application has been rejected because the police "do not consider this to be a protest." (Please note that Section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 specifies 'demonstrations', *not* 'protests'.)
I will bring you the official wording as soon as is possible (I've requested confirmation in writing and have been promised a response via email).
Of course, this raises all sorts of questions about the capacity/tendency of the police to favour one political campaign over another but, for now, you need to be aware that the wearing of a poppy badge in the designated area is officially legal without police permission.
The buttons have been changed to include an 'update' message, but the remainder of this page will remain live and unchanged for archive purposes.
Map of the designated area
THE FOLLOWING IS A SERIOUS WARNING:
Wearing a poppy could get you arrested!
You may note some distinct similarities between this alert and the recent warning about Red Nose Day, and there's a very good reason for that;
Despite multiple attempts by the police to rubbish my legal warning off the record or downplay it in the media, Mark Thomas pressed the matter and the police were forced to admit that if he wore a red nose without permission he could indeed be arrested for an having unauthorised demonstration.
And what applies to red noses must equally apply to poppies; otherwise the police will be forced to admit that their role has become unacceptably politicised via poor legislation. Their job is to enforce the law as it stands, not to take great pains to interpret/enforce the law selectively in order to give one interest group priority over another.
My job as a responsible citizen is to inform you that it is currently illegal for you to wear a poppy or promote the 2007 Poppy Appeal in any way within the designated area surrounding Parliament if you do not first seek permission from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
Simply wearing a poppy could result in a fine of £1,000.
Organising a Remembrance Day or Poppy Appeal event that takes place within the designated area could result in a fine of £2,500 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks.
No, this is not a joke. Far from it.
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Find out how to get permission to wear a poppy (or stage a Remembrance Day event) in Westminster.
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Remembrance Day, the Poppy Appeal and the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is very clear on this:
Any person who-
(a) organises a demonstration in a public place in the designated area, or
(b) takes part in a demonstration in a public place in the designated area, or
(c) carries on a demonstration by himself in a public place in the designated area,
is guilty of an offence if, when the demonstration starts, authorisation for the demonstration has not been given under section 134(2)
The 2007 Poppy Appeal Press Pack from The Royal British Legion is equally clear:
It is just weeks since we launched our Honour the Covenant campaign, lobbying for improved conditions for the Service community and it is clear that there is much still to be done to achieve this. Our annual Poppy Appeal is the Legion’s major fundraising campaign and our aim this year is to raise an unprecedented £27.5 million allowing us to continue the work that means so much to the thousands of serving and ex-Service people and their families who approach The Royal British Legion every year for help.
The 2007 Poppy Appeal campaign highlights the following stark facts about those in need of assistance from The Royal British Legion:
- 900,000 ex-Service people with a disability
- 180,000 ex-Service people without visitors
- 40,000 families who need our support
A demonstration is generally defined as any deliberate exhibition of opinion on a political or other question.
The Royal British Legion do not hide the fact that they are a lobbying group and that their Poppy Appeal is designed not only to raise funds for lobbying purposes, but also - crucially - to raise awareness of specific political issues.
Therefore, you should keep the following in mind before affiliating yourself with this campaign anywhere inside the designated area:
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Please use SSL poppy banners !
In the ideas/ forum help section.
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My Uncle is putting up the Reef at St. Paul's Cathedral Today :]
Hes Captain of HMS Bulwark, one of Britain's biggest naval Ships, so he gets to do important stuff like this :]
He was going to do the one in London, on BBC One, but there was a change of plan at the last minute :[
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