LEST WE FORGET 2025
BACKGROUND
As in previous years UKBOTA remembers all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of peace, and those who continue to be affected by war and conflict.
If you wish to know more about the Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal please scroll to the information at the bottom of this page.
United Kingdom Bunkers on the Air salutes the men and women who stood watch in bunkers across the nation, and in foreign lands, so that we might live in peace and freedom.
We will remember them.
DURATION OF UKBOTA EVENT
7th – 11th November 2025.
We respectfully request UKBOTA activators to observe the national 2 minutes silence at 1100hrs 11th November 2025.
RULES
Activators: Successfully activate any UKBOTA bunker between the 7th and 11th November 2025.
Hunters/SWL: Successfully hunt / log any UKBOTA bunker activation between the 7th and 11th November 2025.
Note: There are no award levels for this event. The award certificate is gained from one or more activations or hunted activations.
AWARD CLAIMS
To be eligible for an Award Claim, participants must upload a record of a UKBOTA activation, or a QSO with a UKBOTA bunker activation, that took place between 7th and 11th November 2025.
Award claims must be made via personal ‘Awards and Logs’ pages on BunkerBase 2.0 (navigate using the top menu or the links below) and cannot be submitted by email directly to the Awards Manager.
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL
The UK Bunkers on the Air (UKBOTA) Lest We Forget event supports the Royal British Legion (RBL) and the Poppy Appeal. An information sheet on the RBL, Remembrance and the Poppy Appeal can be found here.
The Royal British Legion (RBL) believes that the poppy and Remembrance are, and always have been, unifiers of all people and communities across Britain and the Commonwealth since the First World War, supporting and recognising the contributions of the Armed Forces from these nations in times of conflict and rebuilding society. The RBL have remembered this contribution to the freedoms we enjoy today for over a century and will continue to do so through our work to support our Armed Forces community by ensuring that they feel that their service and sacrifice is valued and recognised by society.
The RBL is a non-partisan and non-sectarian organisation focused on the experiences of those who serve or have served in the military, and those affected by their service, without considering the politics of conflict.
The RBL recognise the service and sacrifice of:
• All those who have served or are serving in His Majesty’s British Armed Forces, including members of the Commonwealth in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, from 1914 to the present day. This includes both living and deceased personnel, regardless of the length of their service.
• Civilian individuals, communities, services, and organisations from Britain and the Commonwealth during times of conflict or acts of terror. The RBL are committed to acknowledging their contributions in Remembrance, such as the support of emergency services and the Merchant Navy.
• The families of British and Commonwealth Armed Forces personnel; this includes those who have been bereaved.
If you wish to make a donation to the RBL Poppy Appeal you may do so here or by clicking the RBL logo below:
ONBOTA REMEMBRANCE EVENT
Our friends at Belgian Bunkers on the Air (ONBOTA) will also be running a Remembrance Event on 11th November. Click here for more details.
“On this day, we commemorate the Armistice and take a moment, together with our community, to reflect on history and the true meaning of freedom.”
(C) UKBOTA 2025
