West Bromwich Tesco and Poppy sellers were in good spirits and the scouts were on hand to help.
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00:00So we're here at West Brom, Tesco, and what's your name sir?
00:03Mark Walters.
00:04So you're, I've got it on the badge, Poppy Peel Organiser?
00:07For West Bromwich, yes.
00:08Cool, and Tesco are official partners, is that right?
00:11So they're doing their bit.
00:12They do, yes.
00:13Now, let's get back to basics. Why do we sell poppies?
00:16We sell poppies in remembrance of the soldiers that died and are still fighting today, and their families.
00:21Yeah.
00:22And where does the money go to?
00:23It goes to the Royal British Legion.
00:25And that helps...
00:26That helps serving soldiers and veterans and also their families.
00:31Got you.
00:32And you've got your own little army of helpers here today?
00:35We have, yes. The scouts who've come the last few years, which we're very grateful for.
00:38Yeah, yeah.
00:39And just fill us in, there's a few different things people can buy, isn't there?
00:43Let's have a look at some of the...
00:44Go on, talk us through your range of products.
00:46We've got the original poppies.
00:49We've got the biodegradable ones, as you can tell.
00:52Oh, okay, yeah.
00:53We've got the plastic on.
00:54We've got the crosses, there are a few nationalities, two faiths, and for those we know faith.
01:00We've got this year's pin badges.
01:03We've got the crocheted and knitted poppies, which have been given to us by people like supporters,
01:09who just do them for me every year.
01:11Am I right in thinking the purple's to remember the animals?
01:14Animals, yes.
01:15Pass it, yeah.
01:16They're not actually British RBL ones, but people knit them for me, and we give all the donations to the RBL.
01:23Great stuff, yeah.
01:24And obviously we've got for the kids, the snap bands.
01:26Yeah.
01:27We've got ghillie top capes.
01:29We've got, like, I'll be honest, some of the things I don't even know what they are.
01:33Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:34And the reflectors, a lot of people put them on the dog collars.
01:37Ah, useful.
01:38So you can see the dogs when they're in the door.
01:39Yeah, yeah, totally.
01:40And I say, actually, we also have a raffle in.
01:42Ah, it's a raffle, let's have a look.
01:44Paddy Cain's match-worn England shirt.
01:46That'd be a nice one to win, wouldn't it?
01:48Yeah, it would.
01:49It's two pound a ticket.
01:51So when are you kind of positioned here at West Brom Tesco?
01:54We're right at the front of the store.
01:57You can't miss this, even in or out.
01:58Yeah.
01:59And we're here till the 11th of November this year.
02:02Great stuff.
02:03Well, let's catch up with some of the scouts.
02:05Cheers, buddy.
02:06So go on, sir.
02:07Which scout group is it?
02:08I am 1st Brandall Scout Group.
02:101st Brandall, great stuff.
02:11And we've got a couple of helpers here.
02:13What's the names of the lads?
02:15What's your names, lads?
02:16Jack.
02:17Jack and?
02:18Noah.
02:19Noah, Jack and Noah.
02:20So you're doing your good deed, aren't you?
02:21Help it out, then, yeah?
02:23What's your sales pitch like?
02:25Have you tried your market pitch?
02:26You know, come and get one, let's have one.
02:28No?
02:29Cash or card?
02:30Cash or card, yeah.
02:31Cash or card.
02:32Cash or card.
02:33Can you pay on card, then, can you?
02:35Yes, sir, we can.
02:36Ah, very useful.
02:37Very useful.
02:38So at West Brom Tesco, we've got a big, like, A3, like, board.
02:43Yeah.
02:44With a marker, just like, cash or card.
02:46Cash or card, that's it, that's it.
02:49Well, thanks, guys, and thanks to everyone for doing your bit.
02:52Cheers, guys.
02:55Sir, you've just, you've just made a donation there.
02:58Why do you feel it's important to make a donation?
03:01Um, it's just to give back a little bit and to help people with what they've done for people like myself and others out there.
03:09Yeah.
03:10I've got a few friends that have been in the service themselves.
03:12Okay, yeah.
03:13They've not needed the help yet, but you never know, so.
03:16So you've got, have you got connections with the services yourself?
03:18Just through friends and whatnot, yeah.
03:19Yeah, yeah.
03:20All right, so you've seen it first hand, the good work that can be done and is needed.
03:24Well, thank you for your donation today, sir.
03:29So you were just saying, um, West Brom, it's extremely multicultural, isn't it?
03:33It's a very multicultural society.
03:35But everyone donates, everyone gives.
03:37Everyone of every nationality, every faith, every gender.
03:41Yeah, West Brom is, to be fair, I'm proud to be from West Brom.
03:45Yeah, yeah.
03:46So, it's well worth a couple of hours here, helping out.
03:51Yeah.
03:52You'll see.
03:53See the good in all.
03:54People and good, it's as simple as that.
03:56Yeah, yeah.
03:57You know, there's bad in every, even everybody.
03:59Yeah.
04:00But, you know, hopefully, hopefully doing our little bit here, people will see, you know, everyone's the same.
04:05Yeah.