SOLDIERS RAISE £1,006 FOR SWANAGE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL THANKS TO SPONSORED RUN, ROW & CYCLE
AT SWANAGE RAILWAY STATION
News Item from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 17th November 2011
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Determined soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals based at Blandford Forum in Dorset
have raised £1,006 for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal - thanks to a sponsored run,
row and cycle at Swanage station.
See below for a selection of photos from Andrew P.M. Wright
showing the fundraising activities at Swanage station on 12th November 2011.
Using rowing and cycling machines on the platform - and running six kilometres -
48 soldiers of the Lightning and Ulster troops of the 3 (Harrogate) Squadron of the
11th (Royal School of Signals) Signal Regiment travelled a total of 650 miles.
That was the equivalent distance from Swanage to its twin town of Rudesheim near
Frankfurt in southern Germany.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
The sponsored effort took place between 9am and 3pm on Saturday, 12 November 2011,
with the soldiers also being at Swanage station with collection buckets to raise extra
money for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal which is now in its 90th year.
The servicemen also collected money on the steam trains between Swanage, Herston,
Harman's Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden 'park and ride'.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
A Swanage Railway volunteer and retired Royal Corps of Signals Warrant Officer,
Frank Roberts, said: "This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion's
Poppy Appeal so it was very apt that soldiers from Royal Corps of Signals took part in this
sponsored run, row and cycle ride on the platform at Swanage station to raise money for the
Poppy Appeal.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
"The men and women of the Royal Corps of Signals were very determined to raise as much money
as possible for the Poppy Appeal and they were very pleased with their hard-won efforts.
They were also very proud and pleased to be playing a part in Swanage's Remembrance Sunday
commemorations."
The Royal Corps of Signals has a strong association with the volunteer-run Swanage Railway
going back to 1984 and the Corps was presented with the Freedom of Swanage by the Mayor of
the seaside
town during 2005.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Since 1984, soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals have helped with the installation of
telephone exchanges, lineside telegraph and telephone poles as well as the overhead wires
as the Swanage Railway slowly relaid its tracks to Harman's Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden
where a new station was built.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals have also been helping with the improvement of
Herston Halt, on the outskirts of Swanage, which was the Swanage Railway's first newly
built station opened in April 1984.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Servicemen from the 3 (Harrogate Squadron) of the 11th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of
Signals, based at Blandford Forum in Dorset have worked on Herston Halt four times so far this year.
But, the soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals have become an important part of Swanage life -
more than 90 soldiers taking part in this year's Swanage Half Marathon and the 3 (Harrogate Squadron)
donating a cheque for £1,000 to the Swanage Heroes' Haven appeal during June 2011.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
The sponsored run, row and cycle also featured a comprehensive photographic display of the
Royal Corps of Signals' 28-year association with the volunteer-run Swanage Railway on the
station platform at Swanage.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Members of the Royal Corps of Signals took an active part in the Remembrance Day parade and
church service in Swanage on the afternoon of Sunday, 13 November, 2011.
Poppy Appeal troops at Swanage station on 12th November 2011. Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
If you missed the chance to donate to the Poppy Appeal at Swanage station this year, why not visit the
Royal British Legion on-line Poppy Appeal website page at
where you can simply make a donation on-line.
See below for a downloadable
Army Link Brochure describing the Army's close
involvement with the Swanage Railway since 1984
Details of the Swanage Railway's steam and diesel train services - as well as special events - are available
by following the menu links on the left of this page
or by calling 01929 425800.
Downloadable Army Link Brochure describing the Army's close
involvement with the Swanage Railway since 1984
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