Creative and beautiful displays commemorate Remembrance Day around Newark and Sherwood
People from across the district have been finding creative ways to commemorate Remembrance.
This Sunday, November 10, communities will come together to mark Remembrance Day with church service and parades — but there are other ways to mark the occasion.
From benches to post box toppers, groups, organisations and individuals having been hard at work putting together displays and making decoration which honour the sacrifices made by our armed forces.
In Balderton, St Giles Church has once again draped a beautiful cascade of poppies from the tower, with a little help from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and children from Bullpit Road Day Nursery
A display of hand crafted poppies by Historic Newark in Bloom has also now been put up at the War Memorial at Newark Parish Church, ahead of Sunday’s service.
Coddington Scouts have also been getting in on the creativity with the return of their poppy display made from plastic bottle as their Scouting Hall.
Ollerton Town Council have paid their respect with two large nets of poppies draped from the Town Hall on Sherwood Drive.
Knitting hasn’t just been limited large poppy displays, as post box toppers have also popped up around the district.
One topper in Fernwood features servicemen from each of the armed services, as well as military hats, poppies and a cross in the centre.
In Brant Broughton, another post box topper features a second world war plane flying above red, purple and white poppies.
Shops have been putting together window displays, including the Inspiration charity shop in Farnsfield, whose window shows a scattering of knitted poppies and a knitted model Spitfire.
In Edwinstowe, a memorial bench has been placed outside of St Mary’s church, adorned with traditional red and purple poppies commemorating all those lost in conflict.
At All Saints in Winthorpe, the church has been decorated with over 1,000 knitted and sewn poppies made by whole community.
On London Road, Newark, the Congregational Church has created a ‘Hedge of Remembrance’, with poppies filling the railings.
If you know of any more Remembrance displays, please let us know at: news@newarkadvertiser.co.uk
