Flotilla on River Trent launches the 2012 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

The flotilla on the River Trent will officially launch the 2012 Poppy Appeal Credit: PA

A flotilla on the River Trent will help to officially launch the 2012 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

The flotilla will arrive at County Hall where the first poppies of 2012 will be bought by the Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council and the new Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.

A number of Nottinghamshire-based troops who have fought in Afghanistan and Iraq will attend the event.

Last year more than £660,000 was raised through the Poppy Appeal in Nottinghamshire, an increase of £69,000 on the previous year.