We are resurrecting the idea of the purple puppy, which was created to remember the animal victims of war, but later discarded in the UK. We hope the Purple Poppy Appeal will launch on August 23, 2018 and will become an annual event. We have chosen this date for its importance in signifying the first equine losses in active service at the Battle of Mons, in 1914. We will sell badges; wristbands and we are sourcing flower seeds for people who want a lasting reminder of the event’s purpose. We have been in contact with The Royal British Legion to ensure there will be no conflict of interest with their red poppy, and they have assured us there is none. ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND AMERICA Nigel Allsopp, President Founder of AWAMO (Australian War Animals Memorial Organisation) and ANZAC of the Year 2017 is as excited as we are about partnership working across that part of the Commonwealth. He has put us in contact with similar organisations in New Zealand, Canada and India, and we are also in talks with the United States WW1 Centennial Commission on a joint educational programme. We have had meetings with Brooke, the international animal welfare charity which works to improve the lives of working horse, donkeys and mules - and the people who depend on them to identify ways we can work together through – their network of ten thousand volunteers, particularly through our purple poppy appeal. Guiding UK is the movement for young girls to learn new skills and take on challenges as they work out what they want to be and do in the future. We invited the organisation, through its network of thousands of packs of Guide, Brownies and Rainbows across the UK, to choose the name of our horse and consider supporting the on-going aspirations of the project, including selling our purple poppies and growing poppy seeds. They have chosen the name Poppy and the winning pack is being invited to our unveiling on June 8, 2018. We have many more plans and ideas and believe this is just the beginning. The War Horse Memorial through the sale of maquettes, which are exhibited in The Osborne Gallery in Mayfair, the Fine Art Society in Edinburgh and Alan Kluckow Fine Art in Sunningdale, will support our chosen charities and provide an
We are resurrecting the idea of the purple puppy, which was created to remember the animal victims of war, but later discarded in the UK. We hope the Purple Poppy Appeal will launch on August 23, 2018 and will become an annual event. We have chosen this date for its importance in signifying the first equine losses in active service at the Battle of Mons, in 1914. We will sell badges; wristbands and we are sourcing flower seeds for people who want a lasting reminder of the event’s purpose. We have been in contact with The Royal British Legion to ensure there will be no conflict of interest with their red poppy, and they have assured us there is none. ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND AMERICA Nigel Allsopp, President Founder of AWAMO (Australian War Animals Memorial Organisation) and ANZAC of the Year 2017 is as excited as we are about partnership working across that part of the Commonwealth. He has put us in contact with similar organisations in New Zealand, Canada and India, and we are also in talks with the United States WW1 Centennial Commission on a joint educational programme. We have had meetings with Brooke, the international animal welfare charity which works to improve the lives of working horse, donkeys and mules - and the people who depend on them – to identify ways we can work together through their network of ten thousand volunteers, particularly through our purple poppy appeal. Guiding UK is the movement for young girls to learn new skills and take on challenges as they work out what they want to be and do in the future. We invited the organisation, through its network of thousands of packs of Guide, Brownies and Rainbows across the UK, to choose the name of our horse and consider supporting the on-going aspirations of the project, including selling our purple poppies and growing poppy seeds. They have chosen the name Poppy and the winning pack is being invited to our unveiling on June 8, 2018. We have many more plans and ideas and believe this is just the beginning. The War Horse Memorial through the sale of maquettes, which are exhibited in The Osborne Gallery in Mayfair, the Fine Art Society in Edinburgh and Alan Kluckow Fine Art in Sunningdale, will support our chosen charities and provide an
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