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The rail industry is offering free travel to serving military personnel, veterans and bereaved families attending Remembrance services across Great Britain this November.

Free travel for military, veterans and families attending Remembrance

Remembrance Sunday services will take place across the Fylde Coast this Sunday

Remembrance Sunday services times and places across the Fylde Coast

NFU member and Lancashire farmer Kevin Wareing

Lancashire farm helps raise funds for Poppy Appeal through pumpkin picking fun

Communities across Lancashire are invited to join Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services across Lancashire 2025

Blackpool Tower will be among hundreds of landmarks across the country lit up to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan

Blackpool Tower to light up for 80th Anniversary of VJ Day

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 on D-Day 75

Royal British Legion rallying the public 80 days ahead of historic 80th annivers...

Ernest Horsfall passed away at a residential home in Preston on February 20

Funeral held for WW2 veteran Ernest Horsfall who died aged 105

Carl De Rome to be remembered at magical variety event

Illusionist's tragic cancer death one day after magic convention

A morning cuppa in the sun room, 1988

21 fascinating retro scenes inside Blackpool Miners' Convalescent Home

105th birthday of veteran Ernest Horsfall at Blackpool Airport

"Amazied: WW2 veteran receives 4,000 cards and a fly-past to mark 105th birthday

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

Movie making at Collegiate High School, waiting for Prince Naseem at The Palace and a gun siege. This was 1997...

19 retro scenes of life in Blackpool during the year of 1997
We’ve trawled the archives for pictures from 1997 which showcase what was happening in the town 26 years ago
Claire Lark

Blackpool Central Working Men's Club in 2000

21 picture memories of Blackpool social clubs in the 90s and 00s

Blackpool FC Community Trust's armed forces engagement officer Tony Codling reflected on a memorable year for Fylde coast veterans

BFC Community Trust honours our veterans

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

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

Standard Bearers pay tribute Poppy Appeal stalwart Spencer Leader at his funeral at St Annes United Reformed Church. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Hundreds turn out for funeral of St Annes Poppy Man Spencer Leader

Spencer Leader in a poppy suit he donned several years ago to collect for the Poppy Appeal

British Legion funeral tribute to Poppy Appeal stalwart Spencer Leader

Spencer Leader was fondly known as the 'Poppy Man' and donned a poppy suit to promotion the annual Royal British Legion Appeal

'Poppy Man' of St Annes has died, aged 84

Fylde MP Mark Menzies at the knitted tribute on a post box in Lytham

Fylde crafters remember those who have given their service in touching tributes

Lytham St Annes poppy appeal organiser Coun Ed Nash, Andy Broadbent, Cpl David McKenna, volunteer Gillian Guest, Brad Cowan, Csgt Rich Joynes and Edyta Paxton from Fylde Counci at the War Memorial in Ashton Gardens, St Annes

Armistice Day - Fylde remembers those who fell for freedom

BFCCT have invited 100 armed forces veterans to Saturday's game against QPR

Blackpool FC Community Trust column: We're at the service of armed forces
On behalf of all armed forces veterans on the Fylde coast, Blackpool FC Community Trust look forward to welcoming Queens Park Rangers to Bloomfield Road on Saturday evening.
Jessica Simey

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

Poppy merchandise bought on Amazon or eBay may not be helping charity - how to c...

Anita Mellor from Anchorsholme ran 11km to raise money for the Royal British Legion during the coronavirus lockdown.

Anchorsholme military wife smashes fundraising target for Royal British Legion

Here’s how to download and print a poppy poster for your window this Remembrance...

How to join in on a doorstep two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday - and othe...

Why red poppies are worn for Remembrance season - and what the alternative colou...

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

Poppies for FCAT schools

Blackpool schools will mark Remembrance Day despite Covid restrictions

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

Public services students and staff at Blackpool and the Fylde College are planning an 11/11 challenge to support the RBL

Why 11 is the magic number for Blackpool students

Coronavirus restrictions will impact Remembrance Day services - what you need to...

Craig and Paula Brown of the Craimar Hotel in Hull Road where hoteliers are set to hold a socially distanced street party on VE Day 75

It's time for Blackpool to put out the flags to honour our VE Day 75 heroes

Joey Barton hopes to see players come and go during next month's transfer window

Joey Barton: Transfer window dealing holds key to Fleetwood Town season

Even the white poppy, designed as a symbol of peace, has come under fire in recent times. Picture: Shutterstock

When is Remembrance Day 2019, what does it commemorate and why do people wear po...

Poppy appeal

Letters - October 14, 2019

Ben Constable at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Blackpool man's marathon effort for mental health

The new standard is brought into St John's church

Blackpool's Royal British Legion blesses its new standard flag

David Brewin, (third from right), at the unveiling of a Tommy silhouette at Garstang Arts Centre of Remembrance Day, 2018

Garstang's Royal British Legion President replies to criticism of Remembrance Da...

White poppies

'˜Wear a red poppy with pride': The debate around red and white poppies

The Ven Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster

Archdeacon Michael: War hero is a role model

The 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings

D-Day veterans asked to register to attend 75th Normandy Landings commemorations

Blackpool Mayor Coun Ian Coleman

Letters - April 05, 2018

Tutors Ginette Ward and Debra Smith with the donated poppies
#TheGreatBTHKnit, launched last year, aims to receive handmade poppies for a unique art installation to mark the World War 1 Centenary.

Knitters and crocheters make poppies to mark centenary of the end of First World...

Alison Bunn from the Royal British Legion with Matt Hilton, Community Trust director

Trust's programme to help armed forces veterans

Edna Miller with crew manager Danila Breathnacht

Open day at South Shore Fire Station a success

The service to mark Remembrance Sunday at Blackpool cenotaph.
Lowering the standards. PIC BY ROB LOCK
12-11-2017

Town's respect to its fallen heroes

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