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Poppy displays 'a fitting tribute' to fallen

Grace McGroryEast Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
Phil Hinch A camouflage net covered with hundreds of red poppies is draped from the top of a tall metal structure on to a green. Fallen poppies are scattered across the grass beneath the display. Phil Hinch
The display in Hedon features thousands of handmade poppies

Handmade poppies cascading from churches and a stunning purple coat for a horse sculpture are among remembrance-themed displays created by volunteers.

Knitters and crocheters have dressed up towns and villages across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in time for Remembrance Day.

In Hedon, thousands of poppies have been attached to a cargo net hung from the town's beacon.

Phil Hinch, president of the town's British Legion branch, said: "It's been an amazing experience and community project that has come to fruition. It's a fitting tribute to all the people who lost their lives."

The poppies have been made by Hedon's knit and natter group. The local branch of the Women's Institute has also decorated bollards in the town.

Kate Collins A remembrance poppy display hangs down the tower of a stone church, with hundreds of red poppies cascading to the ground beside the church entrance and surrounding graveyard.Kate Collins
About 9,000 hand-knitted poppies are included in the display at the Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, Binbrook

In Binbrook, volunteer Rosemary Read has helped create a cascade of poppies from the church tower.

Read, who has been involved in the Poppy Appeal for 27 years, said she was inspired by seeing similar installations at other churches.

Making the poppies took from February until the beginning of November.

"I just think it's absolutely amazing to see it and the community really pulled together. There were more than 70 people knitting and crocheting. It was a major job.

"I look at it every day. I can't believe it."

Kate Collins, warden at the Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, said it was "special" to see people aged between 11 and 93 coming together to contribute to the display.

"We need to remember the people we have lost," she added.

Bransby Horses A charcoal covered model horse has been covered in a knitted display of purple poppies. It is decorated with crocheted flowers in shades of purple, lilac and white, with matching floral details on its bridle, against a backdrop of trees.Bransby Horses
Purple poppies at Bransby Horses recognise the role of animals that served with the armed forces

Bransby Horses, an equine charity based near Lincoln, has organised a display of horse and dog sculptures adorned with handmade purple poppies made by supporters.

The purple poppy is a symbol of remembrance for animals that served alongside members of the armed forces and emergency services.

Murphy's Army, the charity behind the purple poppy, has awarded funding to the Bransby centre because it cares for retired police horses.

Beth Dawson, Bransby's visitor experience manager, said: "It's just really a tribute to those animals who have sadly died in conflict, but also those who are protecting us these days."

BBC/Gemma Dawson Seven women wearing warm clothes and red poppies stand beside a decorated footbridge, wearing red poppies and posing between knitted displays of wartime-themed figures.BBC/Gemma Dawson
Members of North Thoresby's knit and natter group with their toppers

In North Thoresby, members of a knit and natter group have made remembrance-themed toppers to sit on pillars in the memorial garden.

Poppies sponsored by residents have also been put on display around the village.

Margaret Gibson, 85, who helped found the group, said she was "very proud" of their achievements.

"The imagination, the skill that's gone into them, it's just incredible," she added.

Another volunteer, 84-year-old Jean Plaskitt, said: "It's just a reminder for the younger generation, the younger people and their families, of what went on during the wars."

BBC/Michael Nagasaka A cascade of red remembrance poppies drapes down the side of a castle-like seaside building, flowing from the upper wall to the ground below against a backdrop of grey skies.BBC/Michael Nagasaka
A display at the Pier Towers in Withernsea
Hazel Whitney A remembrance display featuring black silhouettes of a soldier, an anchor, a military aircraft and crosses. Hanging from them are nets of knitted red and purple poppies.Hazel Whitney
Caistor Methodist Church has created a display in its garden
Charli Burnett A remembrance display featuring a model wartime aircraft and a wire sculpture figure with red poppies, beside a stone church and a cascade of knitted poppies flowing down the church tower.Charli Burnett
A display designed by the Alford & District Royal British Legion at St Wilfred's Church
BBC/Michael Nagasaka A cascade of red and purple remembrance poppies hangs from the side of a stone church spreads across the churchyard, surrounded by gravestones and grass.BBC/Michael Nagasaka
Holy Trinity Church in Leven, East Yorkshire, has been decorated with red and purple poppies

Other displays include cascades of poppies from the Pier Towers, in Withernsea, and Holy Trinity Church, Leven, along with displays among sculptures in the garden of Caistor Methodist Church and the grounds of St Wilfred' Church, Alford.

Services will be held on Sunday and on Wednesday, Remembrance Day, around the region.

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