This morning as I was getting ready to go to the GB church for parade, I realised I had lost my poppy so dashed to the convenience shop to get one, only to discover they'd sold out.  A man queuing to pay for his paper looked at me and said 'are you on parade?' and when I replied in the affirmative said 'I've got one in the car, you can have it.'

He didn't know me from Eve,and I was touched by this act of kindness to a stranger.  Maybe something of what this day is meant to achieve happened?