250 red and purple Celebrations chocolate lids were collected to make poppies for Remembrance Day.
A group of dedicated volunteers were recruited to cut poppy shapes from the container lids and smaller ones from the base of the sweets tins. The Poppy display started to take shape one cold Sunday morning and took many hours to create. On Saturday 7 November the installation started in Horbury’s Memorial Park. A team of five installed and put the finishing touches to the ‘Horbury Poppies’ on the flagpole. The red poppies are to honour those who gave the ultimate sacrifice with purple poppies remembering animals who gave their lives during conflicts.
The ‘Horbury Poppies’ display has been wonderfully received.
A big thank you to Pat Goodall, Susan Andrews, Esme and Felix Randall, Darren, Byford, Peter Davis, Malcolm Patterson as well as Anne and Malcom Hudson.
