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Nov 2021
Knaresborough's 30,000 knitted poppies honour the dead
The site around Knaresborough Castle has been covered with 30,000 knitted poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day and the centenary of the Royal British Legion.
The Knaresborough branch of the RBL worked with Harrogate Borough Council to install the poppies yesterday.
The poppies will remain in place until Remembrance Sunday on November 14.
Last year’s remembrance commemorations were reduced due to covid so the Knaresborough branch was determined to do something special this year.
The 30,000 knitted poppies have been created over the past two years by local women’s institutes, craft groups and individuals who have spent hours supporting the project.
More poppies are set to adorn the castle next Wednesday when 1.500 poppies made by children from five Knaresborough primary schools using recycled petals from last year’s wreaths will be added to the display.
The branch will also hold a stall at next Wednesday's market to raise funds for the RBL.
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There will be a small service at the war memorial at 11am on November 11. But the town's main commemoration will be on Remembrance Sunday, November 14.
The main event will begin with a church service at St John's Church at 9.30am followed by the parading of the Knaresborough Royal British Legion standard up the High Street to the memorial for a short service at 11am.
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