Thousands of hand made poppies pop up on cascade and banner at Newark Parish Church War Memorial and St Giles Church in Balderton ahead of Remembrance Day
Beautiful cascades of poppies are once again being displayed for the public to enjoy ahead of Remembrance services across the area this Sunday.
This morning, volunteers worked together to hang a Remembrance banner around the entrance to the War Memorial at Newark Parish Church, on Appletongate.
Organised by Historic Newark in Bloom, this is the second year that the banner has been put on display, but now boasts over 1,000 hand crafted poppies.
Knitted, crocheted, and sewn by dozens of groups and individuals, the banner showcases the kindness of the Newark community which came together to contribute to the banner.
This year, the Bloom group have also created ‘poppy bunting’, with hundreds of knitted poppies linked together and stretching along the fence on either side of the War Memorial.
Group organiser, Jenni Oliver, said: “I feel delighted that we are doing something to honour our fallen heroes and show them the respect they deserve.
“We’ve had a really lovely response from people walking by, everyone has been saying thank you, and about how beautiful the display is.
“This was very much a coming together of the community, and we want to say thank you to the Newark Royal British Legion who do a wonderful job.
“A lot of hours have gone into this and it doesn’t matter if it was rain or shine, we would have been here.”
The group are hoping to expand and enhance the display in the coming years and hope they will be able to wrap the trees around the War Memorial in poppies next year.
Anyone interested in getting involved in future projects can contact Historic Newark in Bloom to find out how to take part.
In Balderton, St Giles has once again draped a stunning cascade of poppies from the church tower.
This is the third time that the large netting, featuring thousands of hand made poppies, has been put up and was organised by Linda Lawrence and other members of the community.
Volunteers had assistance from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service who lifted the netting into place and secured it to the tower.
Children from Bullpit Road Day Nursery were also there to lend a helping hand and put the finishing touches in place.
The church will be hosting Balderton’s Remembrance commemoration this Sunday.
