Actress Dame Barbara Windsor has joined forces with The Royal British Legion to urge the people of Nottinghamshire to volunteer their spare time during this year’s Poppy Appeal campaign.

Dame Barbara accompanied poppy volunteers to launch the Legion’s Poppy People campaign – a national recruitment drive for Poppy Appeal volunteers.

Dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers in Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas are being sought to form part of The Royal British Legion’s army of fundraisers for this year’s Poppy Appeal.

Each year more than 350,000 poppy volunteers are needed across the country to raise much-needed funds to support current and former Armed Forces personnel, and their families.

The Legion is looking for people of all ages and backgrounds to help run the Poppy Appeal in local communities across the nation.

Volunteers are needed throughout the region.

Sam Jenkins, The Royal British Legion’s Community Fundraiser for Nottinghamshire, said: “Each year the Legion’s Poppy Appeal takes place over a two-week period leading up to Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on November 13th.

“The Appeal is The Royal British Legion’s main fundraising event of the year, and it is the UK’s biggest charity campaign. The charity relies heavily on its volunteer collectors who are out and about, rain or shine, in communities across the country.

“The Poppy People campaign highlights the hugely important contribution made by those volunteers and, it is hoped, will encourage more people to join the Legion’s army of volunteers.”