In the run up to this year’s Remembrance Day, almost 40,000 knitted poppies have appeared around Harrogate and Ripon.
Between 25,000 and 30,000 poppies can be seen at prime locations throughout Ripon, after people involved in the Ripon Community Poppy Project spent thousands of hours making the stunning displays.
Many of the poppies were put in place over the weekend. The cascading display on the walls of the town hall (below), was installed with help from a Ripon fire station crew.
The ones seen in Harrogate town centre were donated to the Poppy Appeal campaign last year.
They were put up this morning by a small socially distanced group including Harrogate Mayor Cllr Stuart Martin.
Fiona Burks, of independent business Yarn Etc helped to coordinate the effort, and will be offering poppies to businesses for their window displays.
Cllr Stuart Martin said:
“The comments we’ve had since putting them up this morning are just tremendous. People are so pleased that we’re making an effort for Remembrance Day and you can’t help but smile when you see them.”
Cllr Martin is encouraging people to commemorate Remembrance Day on November 11 by observing two minutes of silence from their doorstep, and placing poppies in windows.
In Ripon …
Cascading display down Ripon’s town hall.
The entrance to Spa Gardens.
Volunteers in Ripon fitting the knitted poppies to the railings along Kirkgate.
Along the shopping street of Kirkgate.
Spa Park. Credit: Cllr Stuart Martin
Along the railings outside the Wakeman’s House.
Ripon bus station. Credit: Cllr Stuart Martin
In Harrogate …
Across from Harrogate war memorial. Credit: Cllr Stuart Martin
Along the railings outside of Bettys cafe in Harrogate. Credit: Cllr Stuart Martin
On the corner of Cambridge Street, Harrogate. Credit: Cllr Stuart Martin.
