Meander Valley Gazette

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400 personalised poppies

RESIDENTS OF Kanangra Faye Woods and Bessie Westwood put the finishing touches to the ‘Poppy Banner’ they’ve been making during several months worth of their craft days.

A true labor of love, the Banner contains over 400 crocheted Red Poppies, each complete with a name tag, duplicating all the names of the World War 1 service personnel listed on the Deloraine Cenotaph.

The banner has been formally handed over to the Deloraine RSL Sub-Branch for safe keeping and display, and may currently be viewed at St Marks Church in Deloraine.

Sub-Branch President, Mr Peter Ashton DCM, stated “What a very thoughtful and practical way of saying, We will remember them” and thanked all the ladies involved in the banner’s making: Faye Woods, Bessie Westwood, Joan Scott, Phyllis Cubit, Daphne Cole and Rita Whiteley.

L-R Faye Woods and Bessie Westwood put the finishing touches on the impressive poppy banner. Photo by Mike Moores L-R Faye Woods and Bessie Westwood put the finishing touches on the impressive poppy banner. Photo by Mike Moores

L-R Faye Woods and Bessie Westwood put the finishing touches on the impressive poppy banner. Photo by Mike Moores