A TALENTED teenager is offering to support the Poppy Appeal this year by playing the Last Post, among other tunes, to groups of elderly people for Remembrance Day.
More than £300 has already been raised by Freddie Shaw, 15, is an army cadet from Reading.
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Freddie plays the trumpet and would usually be performing the Last Post and the Rouse on Remembrance Sunday to crowds of people with the Royal County of Berkshire Army Cadet Force band.
Due to the pandemic, such events have been scaled down for this year.
So Freddie decided to keep Remembrance Sunday (November 8) alive by performing, at a social distance, to groups of people who would most appreciate it.
His mother Kathryn took to Facebook to see if anyone would enjoy listening to Freddie's tribute to the fallen.
She said: "We're signed up to four care homes on the day - we're calling it Freddie's Remembrance Day Trumpet Tour!
"We've also decided that if anyone wants to make a donation we will raise money for the Poppy Appeal."
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His JustGiving page reads: "If you want to support Freddie we would ask that you make a donation to the Royal British Legion as it feels like an appropriate place to be supporting at this time of year.
"We really appreciate your support - a big thank you!"
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