Poppies will help us to recall their wartime sacrifices

Faith In The Community

- BytheRevColeen Jackson Curate, Portsdown and Purbrook

Poppies are one of the most powerful symbols of the sacrifices so many people made in wartime.

You probably know that the use of the poppy originates from the First World War, when the red poppy was the only sign of life in the muddy fields of Flanders. After the war it was adopted as a sign of remembrance of lives lost and hope for the future.

So to recall those sacrifices this year, those connected with Christ Church, Portsdown, are creating thousands of poppies that will be used in an exhibition that starts on October 19. We've been crafting poppies for months, researching in our local community, and creating displays to adorn the inside and outside of the church.