Poppy & Scouts Uniform Badge 2024

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This sew-on woven uniform badge features the two petal Poppy and Scouts fleur de lis emblem with the year 2024. This badge can be worn on your uniform or sewn onto a blanket or poncho and it’s perfect to show support for The Royal British Legion and Scouts partnership.

• 10% of net sales from the sale of all the products in the Scouts-Poppy Range is paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited (Company No. 4783730 registered in England and Wales) which gives its taxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity No. 219279).

From Flax to Flight – A story behind the design of the Poppy and Scouts 2024 Uniform Badge

When the First World War broke out in 1914 the skills Scouts learnt through their activities and badge programme were tested as never before. Scouts were called on to help in many areas on the Home Front including coast watching, carrying messages and on the land. Britain entered the First World War on the 4 August 1914, a few weeks before the start of the harvest season. So many young men volunteered for military service that it caused a shortage of labour during this critical phase of the farming year. Within days of the start of war a message went out to encourage Scouts to volunteer for farm work. There was even a call for Scouts to go to France to help with their harvest too. Two thousand Scouts were put on standby to travel across the Channel to help, although ultimately this offer was declined by the French authorities.

During the war the need for help on farms increased. Many Scouts converted their traditional summer break camp into a working camp to assist local farmers. It wasn’t just the food harvest which needed their help. Farmers were asked to grow a plant called flax as it was vital for the war effort. Fibres from flax could be used to produce linen which was stretched and treated with chemicals to construct the wings of fighter planes