The 2014/15 Poppy Launch will take place at The Strand Shopping Centre when The Worshipful Mayor, Mr. Councillor Stanley Cain J.P. and the Mayoress  Mrs Sheila Cain will declare the appeal open.  In the official party will also be Royal British Legion  Isle of Man County President  The Hon Stephen C. Rodan  BSc  MR Pharm S SHK, Royal British Legion  Isle of Man County Chairman   Mr. Graham Hooton, Royal British Legion  Isle of Man County Women’s Section Chairman  Mrs Pam Collister and  Royal British Legion  Isle of Man  County Poppy Appeal Co ordinator  Mrs Audrey Brown MBE.

There will also be a display commemorative stamps newly issued by Isle of Man Post Office to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. The stamps, a collaboration between Isle of Man Stamps and Coins and the Royal British Legion, depict life in the trenches, and will be available for sale on the day.

The Army Cadets under the command of BSM Mathew Moffat will be in Strand Street collecting throughout the day.

To add to the occasion, the Ellan Vannin Pipe Band will be playing at The Strand Shopping at 12 .30 pm and will also be collecting for the Poppy Appeal.  The people of the Isle of Man are always incredibly generous and the Royal British Legion look forward to another year of sterling support in this very important year commemorating the start of the First World War.