Throughout November Southend Pier has been transformed into a sea of red as thousands of knitted and crocheted poppies are installed along its full 1.33-mile length.
Each poppy has been crafted by volunteers, from local knitters and crocheters, and from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Some ladies from my WI and craft groups knitted over 100 between them.
I visited on Wednesday.
It was a lovely mild day and lots of people walked to the end of the pier but some of my friends have mobility difficulties so we all took the train
We had fun with the distorted mirrors!
We had lunch, the weather stayed glorious and we had a lovely day.
∼ Be safe and well∼
Polly x
All those poppies on the railings and the big poppy arch at the entrance -- impressive!
ReplyDeleteIt was Debra
DeleteAmazing and what dedication of those crochet-ers, all beautiful, Southend was our favourite to go to,
ReplyDeleteIt was a labour of love. I'm a knitter, I've tried crochet but couldn't get the hang of it.
DeleteThat's a fun mirror, Polly. Great work on the poppies. What an excellent installation.
ReplyDeleteThere were about 4 of those mirrors, it was fun!
DeleteVery cool, Polly.
DeleteThank you Ivy😊
DeleteAn amazing display of remembrance and what commitment on the part of the crocheters!
ReplyDeleteIt was Michelle.
DeleteSuch a great way to remember the sacrifices of so many!
ReplyDeleteMy WI group always put a good display in the village church, but this was huge.
DeleteWhat a beautiful idea. It was a lovely day to see them, in the sunshine.
ReplyDeleteWe were so lucky to have chosen Wednesday, the rest of the week was almost non stop rain!
DeleteThat was a lovely display and the fact that the poppies were all handmade was even more special. Glad you and your friends had a good day and a train ride. The mirror distortions were fun to see, Polly.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Beatrice, it was a lovely day.
DeleteThose poppies are really spectacular looking and so nice that they are handmade by so many people. I enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judee
DeleteWhat a lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteI think it might catch on!
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