Warwick Poppy Appeal Update

In September 2017 St Mary's Church in Warwick launched an exciting campaign to mount a huge display of handcrafted poppies in St Mary's Church Warwick, as part of the centenary commemoration of the end of World War 1. The poppies will be on display in the church during October /November 2018.

The Warwick Poppy Appeal is delighted to report that they are well over two thirds of the way towards meeting their minimum target of 11,610 Poppies - one for every life lost from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment alone in WW1.

There has been a lot of activity since the campaign was launched in September, with a Fish and Chip supper at the Lord Leycester Hospital raising money to fund the campaign, as well as a poppy-making workshop for Warwickshire Young Carers sponsored by the Arts Society of Royal Leamington Spa (formerly RLSDFAS). The Warwick Poppy Appeal will also be holding a "poppy swap" with Australia, who are also arranging a huge display of poppies later this year in Canberra. Warwick, UK and Warwick, Australia will each contribute 100 poppies towards each other's display.

Making poppies
Details of knitting patterns, craft templates and much more information on how you can create poppies for use in the display, can be found on the website: www.warwickpoppies.org.uk.

"Poppy Drop" Stations are located across the Warwick and Leamington area, with one also in Coventry, where you can pick up more information and deliver your contributions. For a list of these locations please visit the website above and look under the 'FAQ' section. You can also arrange for poppies to be collected if you are unable to take them to one of the drop off stations. Please ensure that all poppies are delivered by the end of the Summer school term or sooner.

Schools' Service of Remembrance

All schools will receive an invitation to apply to send youngsters to the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire’s Schools’ Service of Remembrance. It will be held on Friday 23rd November 2018 at 10.30am in St Mary’s Church, Warwick, and the poppy display will be in full swing.This Service will be child-friendly, but with an element of ceremony - it will be something for the children to hopefully remember for a very long time. 

Further information:

www.warwickpoppies.org.uk
Phone: 01926 403940
Email: contact@warwickpoppies.org.uk
Facebook: WarwickPoppies2018
Twitter: @WarwickPoppies