'She's a 'pocket rocket!' : RBL volunteer's 30 years service

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An Royal British Legion  volunteer from Skegness is celebrating 30 years service.

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00:00So we've come along to the poppy shop in Skegness today for a very special lady

00:07Marjorie 30 years service with the local branch of the Royal British Legion. That's a long time, isn't it?

00:19How did you get involved in the first place, can you remember all those years ago?

00:24Yes, my late husband was a standard bearer.

00:31We were in the forces for 22 years.

00:36We moved here from Hong Kong.

00:40It's something I enjoy doing.

00:44So which services were you with?

00:46Colsteen Guards.

00:50Did you retire there?

00:53We moved here from Hong Kong.

00:56And then you joined the local branch of the Royal British Legion.

01:00Has it changed much over the years?

01:05I suppose so, because when I first joined, not being disrespectful, seeing a lot more older members when they were getting younger ones.

01:16And I know a couple of years ago there was concern about the future of the local branch, wasn't there?

01:22There was, because we had to move.

01:25From Dexhurst which means in Polly on to Park Clock.

01:32It's a little bit different this year, isn't it? With this poppy appeal and the project to put the display around the clock tower.

01:42It's D-Day. 80 years.

01:46What do you think to this project?

01:48It's fantastic.

01:55No words can describe it in real life. It's just fantastic.

02:00What Christ has come up with.

02:03And obviously you're here at the counter in the poppy shop.

02:11How are you serving customers?

02:14I like interacting with the public.

02:17You're keeping everyone in check as well, I would imagine.

02:21I can see that you're really eager to get back to work.

02:25I am. I've not seen the...

02:27I know, I know.

02:28I don't like.

02:30But congratulations anyway.

02:33I know all your colleagues wanted to see that you're acknowledged, so well done.

02:39Thank you very much.

02:41We've just been speaking to Marjorie.

02:43Very reluctantly.

02:4630 years service.

02:47Amazing.

02:48It's an amazing year, isn't it?

02:5030 years doing something that she absolutely loves.

02:53She's our pocket rocket.

02:54She excels at it.

02:57Without any volunteers, there is no poppy appeal.

03:00To have somebody like Marjorie is amazing.

03:03And we are so lucky.

03:04And we just have to recognise the fact.

03:07Even though she doesn't want any thanks, she doesn't want any praise,

03:09she doesn't want anything that she needs to get thanked.

03:12We've done that.

03:14And to keep you in check as well, because that's no mean feat, is it?

03:16It's no mean feat, keeping me in check.

03:18No, absolutely not.

03:19Many have failed.

03:21She did give me the look earlier on, but I'll take it.

03:26And obviously the poppy nets are looking absolutely fantastic.

03:30They're looking fantastic.

03:32And we're nearing the end now.

03:33It's getting quite sad, but not.

03:35It's sad, but it's not.

03:37It's sad that this part's going to come,

03:39but I'm so excited to see them round the clock tower

03:43and for everybody to see all these months and months of work come to fruition.

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