I never cease to be humbled by the attitude, reaction, care and compassion exhibited by the people of Spalding and district during the annual remembrance tide.
Not just the donation of money, which is obviously welcome, but time, skill, enthusiasm and dedication are all invaluable commodities given freely and in abundance in the support of the poppy appeal.
My thanks go out to the following people and organisations without whose help we would not have had such a successful campaign.
Bakkavor distribution, collection and sales teams ably led by Steve Scholes. Nigel Wallis and the Baytree staff for distribution, collection and superb hosting skills.
Sainsbury’s for their usual welcome to all our collectors and not forgetting the wonderful, and welcome, beverages they supplied.
Springfields’ management for permission to collect at such a prestigious venue.
Once again my wholehearted thanks go to the Rotary Club of South Holland for their use of the previously noted Springfields for collecting.
Individual thanks go to Lynn Madison and Bonny White for their hand–crocheted poppies. A word of advice here ladies, if you start now for next year’s campaign I may have enough to last more than three days! They were superb and extremely popular thank you.
There are many, many more people who deserve a mention and I hope they will forgive me their omission but you are known to me and always will be – thank you.
The result of all this effort by the district is £25,804 collected with a few oddments outstanding. I think you can all remain proud of yourselves – at least until Remembrance Tide 2018!
Peter Lyon
Honorary Poppy Appeal Organiser
Spalding
