In early November paper poppies are sold by the Royal British Legion to raise funds to help former service people and their families who are in need. The culmination of events associated with remembrance happens on the nearest Sunday to the 11th November (Armistice Day in 1914) in services at churches and cenotaphs. Enterprising people also highlight the events by making and displaying eye-catching poppy-based tableaux. The wire frame person in the photograph above is the sort often seen dressed up with potted plants in summer. In this example artificial poppies have been used and a beret added to make a serviceman. It was outside the town hall in Hereford, and was certainly eye-catching, if a little creepy!
photo © T. Boughen Camera: iPhone
