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Oct 2022
Knitted poppies start to be put up around Harrogate's war memorial
In the bright morning sunshine, two Harrogate Borough Council workers and their friend started putting up the annual knitted poppy display outside Bettys, ready for Remembrance Sunday.
Frank McCann and Michael McElhinney both work as as civic attendants — but today have been putting up the poppies display with volunteer, Lindon Wallace.
Mr McCann told the Stray Ferret:
On the pavement there are bin liners full of the handmade poppies. The men have no idea how many poppies there are -- they have 500 ties so Mr McCann said hundreds, maybe thousands, will be put up in the coming days.
Mr McCann added:
The Royal British Legion will formally launch its Poppy Appeal on Thursday. To donate click here.
Remembrance Sunday is on November 13.
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