Royal British Legion

A landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944, a scene that the film Saving Private Ryan re-created.

Watch: D-Day war film streaming for free for limited amount of time

Fish and chips.

Watch: National Fish and Chip Day’s fascinating connection to D-Day

D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe.

Watch: D-Day hero reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe

Veterans with the

Royal British Legion rallying the public ahead of 80th Anniversary of D-Day

A Royal British Legion Remembrance service, involving the Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band, was held at the former Calderstones Hospital in Whalley

Poignant service remembers 'lost souls' of former hospital

Age UK Lancashire

Connecting Veterans: Age UK project helping Lancashire’s 50,000 veterans

The new plastic-free poppy (Photo: Royal British Legion)

Royal British Legion announce new plastic-free Remembrance Day poppies

Hundreds attend annual Remembrance Sunday event

War veterans David John Dade (Left) and Ken Sprowles at the launch of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in central London (photo: Getty Images)

Annual Poppy Appeal is launched across the UK

Wreaths lay at the foot of the Cenotaph after the Remembrance Day (getty images)

What you need to know about Remembrance Day

Burnley's Peace Garden laid out in preparation

Poignant preparation of Burnley's Peace Garden

UK November train strikes: When are the next RMT strikes and how will industrial action impact Sunderland and the Metro? (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Network Rail November rail strikes - new dates

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: A general view of Turf Moor ahead of kickoff during the Sky Bet Championship match between Burnley and Luton Town at Turf Moor on August 06, 2022 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)

Change to football derby kick-off

Turf Moor will host the Burnley Blackburn Rovers East Lancashire derby on November 13th

Clarets Trust anger over derby fixture change

Chairman of the Royal British Legion in Burnley Billy Allott is disgusted by the time change of the Burnley v Blackburn Rovers fixture which means that it will now clash with the annual Remembrance Service. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

'Disgust' over Remembrance Sunday football fixture

Ken Neild was a devoted worker for the Burnley and Padiham branch of he Royal British Legion

Tributes for Burnley Royal British Legion stalwart who was affectionately known ...

Feeling on top of this world ...Whalley's Isabella Brannigan

Whalley schoolgirl (nine) climbs Britain's highest peaks raising over £1,200 in ...

Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham will be lighting the bonfire at Hapton on Saturday night

A week where we remember | Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham

Carl Ross who is standard bearer for Whalley and District Legion is urging people to support this worthwhile cause

Whalley and District branch of Royal British Legion under threat of closure due ...

Second World War veteran Jim Bates with his family (from left to right) daughter Daphne and her husband Peter, Jim's sons Peter and Paul and Paul's wife Anne.

Tributes to decorated Padiham war veteran and Legion stalwart (99)

Veterans watch the official opening of the British Normandy Memorial in France via a live feed during a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire

Normandy veterans gather to mark 77th D-Day anniversary and memorial opening

Considerate youngster Isabella Brannigan

Whalley schoolgirl (8) takes on mammoth 100-mile bike ride for veterans

James Tarkowski

Burnley poppy shirt auction raises nearly £6,000 for Royal British Legion

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The Vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Jonathan Carmyllie, with members of the Royal British Legion, NHS MerseyCare and Whalley Parish Council.

Socially-distanced Remembrance service in Whalley as people pay their respects f...

Burnley gathers to mark Remembrance Sunday

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Pictured with one of the Burnley Bus Company’s buses displaying its own poppy are (from left to right) Royal British Legion Burnley and Padiham branch standard bearer Richard Fletcher; Burnley Poppy Appeal organiser Frank Gallagher; Padiham Poppy Appeal organiser and Mayor of Padiham Vince Pridden; and branch Chairman Billy Allott

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This is why some people wear white poppies to mark Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day: the history of the Poppy Appeal and the Royal British Legion

Poppy appeal organiser Frank Gallagher with Tesco community champion Billie-Jean Horne at the poppy stall

'Please remember to buy your poppy' is appeal from Royal British Legion to peopl...

Householders in Clitheroe are encouraged to display this poster as a tribute to the Fallen

'We will still remember them' - Clitheroe's tribute to honour the Fallen

The Remembrance Sunday parade makes its way through Burnley town centre

Burnley MP column Antony Higginbotham: Remembering the fallen

This beautiful painted poppy rock is one of 30 that has been hidden around the Ightenhill area of Burnley for residents to find by artist Tracey Smith

Call for Burnley and Padiham residents to support annual poppy appeal in countdo...

Bella and Ben have been busy painting poppies for their windows

Photos by Neil Cross

Head sends out SOS to get Lancashire schoolchildren to help save the Poppy App...

Here’s how to support Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal this year

A low key ceremony will mark Remembrance Sunday in Burnley this year

Public not allowed to attend scaled down Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Burnley ...

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The Burnley branch of the Royal British Legion has been presented with a Beacon award

Beacon award for Burnley branch of Royal British Legion

Ribble Valley Crossroads Care Manager, Jaime Murphy, is pictured receiving the cheque from Martin

Ribble Valley angler nets cash for deserving charity

The Colts present their cheque to members of the Burnley and Padiham RBL

Poppy Appeal goal for Fulledge Colts YFC

Salterforth remembers

Earby and Salterforth pays its respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday

Crowds gather for Burnley's Service of Remembrance in the Peace Garden

Remembrance Sunday: Burnley pays its respects at poignant town centre service

The Burnley Bus Companys parent Transdev is adorning 200 of its buses across the North with large poppies.

Burnley buses to wear huge Royal British Legion poppies to honour the fallen for...