British Legion introduces modern take on ‘In Flanders Fields’ for 2017 Poppy Appeal

The British Legion launches a new campaign to encourage people to Rethink Remembrance this Poppy Day. They have done this by re-creating John McCrae’s famous poem in seven locations the Legion aims to bring ‘In Flanders Fields’ into modern-day consciousness, they hope to encourage people not just to Rethink Remembrance  but also to consider the meaning of the poppy as a symbol both of Remembrance and hope for the Armed Forces community, past and present. ‘In Flanders Fields’ was written after poppies bloomed on the battle fields of the First…

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