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Nov 2021
Ripon remembers with 75,000 poppies
Hand-knitted poppies have been put up around Ripon as part of Remembrance Day commemorations.
Around 75,000 poppies, most of which have been knitted, have been placed around the city by an army of volunteers from Ripon Community Poppy Project.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue also helped to place the poppies in hard to reach locations.
Cllr Stuart Martin, who helps to ensure the display survives by providing support towards fundraising from his localities budget, has spoken to people from Cheshire and Lockerbie, who were visiting specifically to view the display.
Cllr Martin said:
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This year, a Remembrance Sunday service will be held in the Spa Gardens, where Cllr Martin will also attend as county council chairman, followed by a further service at the Cathedral, where the second of Ripon’s two war memorials is situated.
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