All aboard the Poppy Express

RAILWAY POPPY SELLER DENIS ANNOUNCES BIGGEST FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE TO DATE WITH HELP OF HULL TRAINS

- By DEBORAH HALL

POPPY seller Denis Scaife, a well-known face on the East Coast Main Line, has announced his biggest fundraising challenge to date. Dedicated Denis is preparing to mark ten years of the “Poppy Express” with Hull Trains.

Denis, alongside his wife and a team of willing volunteers, has been selling poppies on Hull Trains services for the past decade, raising money for the Royal British Legion. He has tirelessly travelled between destinations including Hull, Doncaster, Selby, and London King’s Cross.