The 2023 Poppy Scotland Appeal was launched this week, with the new 100% paper poppies available to buy.
This is the first year that the poppy, made entirely from paper, has gone on sale.
It has taken three years to develop the new plastic-free design, which is more economical and sustainable, while still maintaining the iconic four petals of the Scottish poppy.
The Scottish Poppy Appeal is Scotland’s largest fundraising campaign and takes place annually in the lead-up to Remembrance Sunday, which this year will be on November 12.
Money raised during the Scottish Poppy Appeal is used to provide vital life-changing support service families, veterans and those currently serving.
At the Faslane naval base military and civilian personnel lined up ins to make their donations and receive one of the first new poppies.
Captain Elaine Boyd, Captain of the Base, said: “It was wonderful to see the One Clyde community coming together today and wearing a paper poppy with pride, as a show of support for our armed Forces and their sacrifice.”
The poppy has been a symbol of Remembrance since 1921 when the first nine million poppies were made and sold at the request of Earl Haig.
Earl Haig’s first poppy factory was in Richmond in 1922 but demand for poppies was so high that very few reached Scotland.
And so, the four-petalled Scottish poppy was born when Lady Haig established a factory in Edinburgh in 1926 to produce them exclusively for Scotland.
Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory is still there today and a team of around 34 disabled veterans produce around three million poppies by hand for the Scottish Poppy Appeal each year.
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