If you're a veteran and you'd like to build your confidence, learn new skills and become more job-ready, Poppy Pathways might be for you.
Our free five-day residential course is a chance to gain hands-on work experience, meet others and benefit from our specialist employment support.
We'll take care of all the logistics, including travel, accommodation and food. You'll leave with experience back in a workplace, new friends, a CV and cover letter fit for the modern world, and a clear idea of your future path to employment.
By working alongside our production team, you'll also contribute directly to the Remembrance tradition.
Poppy Pathways is available for up to 10 veterans at a time. The next course will run from Monday 23 to Friday 27 November, 2026.
If you're interested, please register below and a member of our team will be in touch.
Location: The Poppy Factory, 20 Petersham Road, Richmond upon Thames, TW10 6UR.
The course runs at our historic headquarters, the home of Remembrance in Richmond and employment support across the UK.
“It’s been fantastic, everything about the course was brilliant. It was great to meet each other and everyone has been so friendly, helpful and supportive. I feel much more positive now than I did at the beginning of the week.”
Army veteran Andy, from Loughborough
“Everything has been so well organised. I’ve really enjoyed meeting new people – we’re all veterans and it’s easy to talk to each other. The course has made me a lot more confident about being able to look for a job and sort out my CV, and my interview skills have improved. It’s going to make me a lot more determined.”
Royal Navy veteran Dave, from Portsmouth
"This new course brings together tried and tested employment support from The Poppy Factory team, combined with a unique opportunity to experience working life at the factory.
"The group will come away with many valuable new skills, feeling more confident about their future, with a real sense of satisfaction from contributing personally to the effort of Remembrance.”
Debbie Boughtflower, Director of Operations
