Remembrance Day 42 mins agoCastle display to feature 28,000 handmade poppiesThe Remembrance Day display at Southsea Castle is knitted and crocheted by volunteers. 42 mins ago8 hrs agoUniversity reverses ban on collarettes at Remembrance serviceThe university's Young Unionists club says the ban was a "disappointing step backwards" for inclusion.8 hrs ago13 hrs agoLand Girls remembered in village poppy tributeMore than 12,000 poppies are on display at a church alongside silhouettes of the Women's Land Army.13 hrs ago5 days agoRAF veteran with leg injury awarded special poppyNeil Fellingham suffered a serious leg injury in 2018 when he was run over by a car.5 days ago13 Oct 2026Town to turn red with street poppies for veteransThe individual poppies are being placed on lampposts in Skegness ahead of Armistice Day.13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026War memorials to be tidied for Remembrance DayThree crews will tidy pathways, remove leaves and cut back foliage in the run-up to 8 November.13 Oct 202612 Sept 2026Poppy Appeal could miss out on £18k in donationsSeveral villages and towns are currently without a designated Poppy Appeal organiser.12 Sept 202614 Aug 2026Hundreds join knit-a-thon to make remembrance poppiesThousands of knitted poppies are being assembled on to netting ahead of November.14 Aug 20263 Aug 2026'Rug of remembrance' under way to honour animals in warOnce completed, the rug will be worn by a full-sized model horse during a town's remembrance services.3 Aug 2026
