RYDE POPPY DISPLAY MARKS END OF FIRST WORLD WAR
More than 650 crafted poppies will form part of a display at Ryde Library to honour residents in the area who died during the First World War.
Members of the public have spent weeks making the poppies for the exhibition at the library from 3 to 16 November, marking 100 years since the end of the Great War (1914 to 1918).
Ryde Library supervisor, Jo Dodd, said: “I have been amazed by the community spirit involved in this project. It has involved research by local historians to uncover the names and biographical details of more than 650 Ryde area residents who died during the First World War.
“More than 70 volunteers have given up their free time to place each person’s details on a poppy, which will form part of a larger display at the library. It will mean so much to present-day Ryde residents whose family members died during the war.”
Each poppy bears the name and age of a Ryde resident who fell during the Great War. All the names have been collected and bound in a remembrance book at the library.
Members of the public have spent weeks making the poppies for the exhibition at the library from 3 to 16 November, marking 100 years since the end of the Great War (1914 to 1918).
Ryde Library supervisor, Jo Dodd, said: “I have been amazed by the community spirit involved in this project. It has involved research by local historians to uncover the names and biographical details of more than 650 Ryde area residents who died during the First World War.
“More than 70 volunteers have given up their free time to place each person’s details on a poppy, which will form part of a larger display at the library. It will mean so much to present-day Ryde residents whose family members died during the war.”
Each poppy bears the name and age of a Ryde resident who fell during the Great War. All the names have been collected and bound in a remembrance book at the library.
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