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Tam and Arthur are proud to make 5.2 million poppies by hand every year

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Have you bought a poppy yet? In this fantastic video, Tam and Arthur, explain how Scotland's 5.2 million poppies are made by hand in Edinburgh

Have you spotted poppies on sale in Scottish shops now that Remebrance Sunday is just a few weeks away?

Around 5.2 million poppies are handmade in Edinburgh's Lady Haig Poppy Factory every year. The factory, which is open 49 weeks of the year, helps raise a staggering £2.6m for the Poppy Appeal every year.

It's staff are all ex-service men and women with a disability, who are proud of their role in supporting veterans through the appeal.

Listen to Tam & Arthur, who have worked in the factory for 9 and 16 years respectively, talk about life in the poppy factory.

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