morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 1 of 20 Fri 11th Nov 2011 7:48pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Every year Bedworth always has a day in the town for Poppy Day. As usual it was a lovely turn out, did any one else turn out today for Poppy Day?
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heritage Bedworth All posts by this member | 2 of 20 Fri 11th Nov 2011 8:09pm Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:368 We filled a poppy collecting tin in just over one hour in Bedworth this morning. this included lots of notes. The town was full with an impressive parade. Shame that the cloud cover was too low for the poppy drop. If anyone is interested we have just opened an exhibition at the Parsonage Heritage Centre about the Nuneaton Blitz in May 1941. |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 20 Fri 11th Nov 2011 8:14pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 If it's the one in Bedworth Parsonage Heritage Centre I wouldn't be able to get down the steps but today I took a peep inside from the top of the steps to try and see what they had but couldn't see much from where I was ![]() |
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heritage Bedworth All posts by this member | 4 of 20 Sat 12th Nov 2011 7:41am Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:368 Hello Morgana,
The Parsonage on the corner will stay as it is but we are opening a second centre called the Nurses House (black door just before the toilets) in the very near future. As well as extra exhibition space it will be fitted out as a silk weaver's cottage, complete with loom. It won't have steps either. |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 5 of 20 Sat 12th Nov 2011 12:39pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Thank you Heritage for the directions wasn't sure where it was going to be exactly, I shall look forward to going in to have a look around inside, also want to say how wonderful those Almshouses are and the gardens, which I upload photos of on a garden site which they all adore. |
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Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member | 6 of 20 Sun 13th Nov 2011 2:39pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 Although I consider myself a Coventrian, I have lived in Bedworth many years and I'm always proud of the turn out in Bedworth on the 11/11/11. Well done heritage on your collection. ![]() |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 7 of 20 Thu 9th Oct 2014 3:52am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3477 You should be so proud over there and no doubt you are. I have just seen the poppies set around the Tower of London. Truly magnificent, must be good from a bird's eye view too. ![]() ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 8 of 20 Thu 9th Oct 2014 8:41am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 You could have bought one Dreamtime they sell them after to the public. You might get Prince William's & Kate's who placed one there August this year, the money from sales went to charity.
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Wearethemods Aberdeenshire All posts by this member | 9 of 20 Thu 9th Oct 2014 8:56am Member: Joined Jun 2013 Total posts:476 Hi Morgana, Dreamtime, the 'poppies' were planted this year to commemorate the start of the First World War on 4th August. The exhibit will remain until November 11th when the poppies will go on sale, however you can pre-purchase one now for £25 go to www.britishlegion.org.uk/poppy-appeal or telephone + 44 (0) 303 770 1914. All monies will be shared amongst Ex-Service Charities such as Combat Stress, Help for Heroes, SSAFA & The Royal British Legion. Hope this helps
Did you know that the Last Post is being played at sunset each day at the Tower inbetween the 'Poppies' and you can nominate a member of the Forces who was killed during the conflict and their name will be read out in the nightly ceremony.
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 10 of 20 Thu 9th Oct 2014 9:03am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Thank you Wearethemods, in case no one has seen it here is a photo when it started, off one of my friends visiting. |
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Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member | 11 of 20 Thu 9th Oct 2014 3:32pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 We visited the tower in August and I ordered a poppy; it will be despatched after 11th November. My husband's grandad was killed in WW1 and we requested that his name be read out. They give us the date that his name would be mentioned in the roll call, but unfortunately we weren't able to be there. However, they sent us a link to a video recording of the ceremony. We never knew him but we are extremely proud of him. |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 12 of 20 Tue 25th Nov 2014 3:28pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 It must have been a wonderful sight
Passing by yesterday, I took these photos, showing the workers still removing the poppies:
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Wearethemods Aberdeenshire All posts by this member | 13 of 20 Wed 26th Nov 2014 10:44am Member: Joined Jun 2013 Total posts:476 I received mine a week ago yesterday, cleaned and packed in a commemorative box |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 14 of 20 Tue 10th Nov 2015 10:03am Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 John Coles' wonderful photos from the 2015 Remembrance Day in Coventry are here ![]() |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 15 of 20 Tue 10th Nov 2015 6:04pm Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2867 Thanks for sharing Cliff ![]() |
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