Supporting Our Armed Forces This November

This November, waste and recycling vehicles across the High Peak will once again proudly display poppies as the nation comes together for the annual act of remembrance to honour the Armed Forces community.

Bin Wagon Poppy. Credit HPBC

The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal raises vital funds to support serving and former service men and women, as well as their families, whenever and wherever they need it.

High Peak Borough Council, together with its waste collection partner Alliance Environmental Services, is continuing its long-standing support for the appeal and the people it helps.

Councillor Jean Todd, Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Environment, said:

Our waste and recycling fleet is a familiar sight to residents across the High Peak so dressing our vehicles with poppies is a very visual way for us to show our support for our Armed Forces community.

Their selfless service and sacrifice is an example to us all, and the Royal British Legion does such valuable work to support veterans and their families. The poppy appeal raises much-needed funds to help them in their work and we’re proud be supporting that appeal.

Services of remembrance will take place across the High Peak on Sunday 9 November, including ceremonies in Buxton, Glossop, and Hadfield, organised by the Council alongside local volunteers. Details of all events can be found on the Council’s website.

The Council has also reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to service personnel through its signing of the Armed Forces Covenant – a national promise to ensure that those who serve, or have served, and their families are treated with fairness and respect.