POPPY CALLS is one of a range of welfare services offered by The Royal British Legion to beneficiaries where there is a proven welfare need. It is a free handyman service available to those in the Ex-service community to help with minor repairs around the home and fitting essential devices such as smoke alarms.Assistance is available to those who have served in the Forces for at least seven days, or are the dependant of someone who has served for seven days and who is in receipt of a means-tested benefit such as pension credits or housing benefit. This includes widows, widowers, co-habiting partners or civil partners of ex-service personnel.
Poppy Calls currently employ twelve fitters around the country, with seven more in the process of joining, and Administrative support from a team based in St. Neots. It is planned that the number of fitters will increase to 28 by the end of 2012.
John Fulks, from Market Harborough, was appointed in March 2009 as the Poppy Calls Fitter for Leicestershire and Rutland.
If you would like more information about the Poppy Calls scheme, please call 01480 478 031 or write to Poppy Calls Centre,
The Royal British Legion, Suite 2, Nelson House, Alington Road, Little Barford. PE19 6YH
