POPPY Appeal collectors will be at an Oldbury supermarket once again this week, raising funds for The Royal British Legion.

Sainsbury’s customers will be able to donate those old £1 coins tucked down the back of sofas or hidden away in their piggy banks, as poppy collectors will be accepting the coin which is no longer in circulation.

There will also be poppy inspired products on sale in store, with all profits going to the RBL, while this year the store is also supporting the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele through sales of a commemorative pin badge.

Kate Bradshaw-Sole, store manager, said: “We really get behind the Poppy Appeal each year and our customers and colleagues continue to dig deep to help us raise as much as we can for the charity.

“We’re really excited to welcome the collectors in store this year and look forward to all the activities we have planned to help this fantastic cause.”

Sainsbury’s has supported the Royal British Legion for the last 23 years, and in 2016 customers and staff members across the country helped raise more than £3.2 million for the charity.

Ben France, head of corporate partnerships at the RBL, said: “We’re extremely grateful to Sainsbury’s colleagues and customers for their support over the last 23 years.

“The legion’s vital work is made possible thanks to the public’s generous support – so please wear your poppy with pride, knowing that you are helping to support our Armed Forces community and ensure their unique contribution is never forgotten.”

After Armistice Day, customers can also recycle their poppies in store – from November 13 to 30 –where all poppies will go back to the RBL to either help make new poppies or be recycled.