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It was not all bad: French news that may bring a smile to your face

Our weekly feel-good round-up includes more poppies in French fields and outside terraces staying open for three months longer each year

How to buy a Remembrance Day poppy in France – or a bleuet

With Armistice Day just around the corner, we explain how you can still support the Royal British Legion’s annual fundraising campaign from France

Britons in France can order their poppies by email

Poppies can be sent by post to anywhere in France this November as branches are limiting events due to coronavirus

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Remember... where to get your poppies in France

Large areas of France are covered by the Royal British Legion, raising significant sums of money for the Poppy Appeal.

The Frenchwoman behind the Remembrance Day poppy

Inspiration for the emblematic poppy came from the war poem In Flanders Fields

How you can buy Remembrance Day poppies in France

Remembrance Day poppies are available in several regions and if there are none local to you, you can order by post

Order by post for the Poppy Appeal in France

Poppies for Remembrance are available in several regions and if there are none locally to you, you can order by post.

Poppy pick-up points

The Royal British Legion has set up pick-up areas for poppies in its nine branches: Paris, Bordeaux and south-west, Cannes-Provence, Central Brittany, Linazay-Poitou-Charentes, Nice-Monaco, Nord/Pas-de- Calais, Lyon and Somme. You can also order poppies by post.

Poppy

It was not all bad: French news that may bring a smile to your face

How to buy a Remembrance Day poppy in France – or a bleuet

Britons in France can order their poppies by email

Remember... where to get your poppies in France

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The Frenchwoman behind the Remembrance Day poppy

How you can buy Remembrance Day poppies in France

Order by post for the Poppy Appeal in France

Poppy pick-up points