Remembrance Sunday commemorates the promise our forefathers made of "We shall remember". This unfortunately has somewhat waned. In recent years some Maltese have lost the message behind the Poppy Appeal. In Malta it used to mean so much. I vividly remember growing up in the 1950s where we all wore our poppy with pride.

I think the main issue with the local public is the fact that very few realise that all the money collected here, on behalf of the British Legion, actually remains in Malta and in actual fact Britain supplements it. It is fair to say that maybe this fact has not been clarified enough in recent years.

I compliment The Times for the article Poppy Day Appeal (November 6), however it overlooked the fact that monies collected stay here. This is very much an appeal under the hospices of the British Legion UK but for the benefit of the Malta Branch of the British Legion and its local ex-serviceman and dependants who need assistance.