Display of 10,000 handmade poppies to mark WW2 end

Poppies have been made by members of the church, community groups, local shops, schools and care homes

A display made up of 10,000 handmade poppies is being unveiled at an East Sussex church to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two.

The display will be released from the top of the church tower of St Mary's in Battle on Saturday afternoon.

The poppies will be attached to an 84ft (25.6m) net stretching down to the foot of the tower, to resemble a stream of tumbling flowers.

Project leader Angie Duckett said: "I think the most moving thing is looking at each individual poppy, remembering each life that was either lost or enormously impacted by the war."

The poppies are attached to an 84ft (25.6m) net

The installation is the result of 10 months of collaboration between the church, community groups, local shops, schools, care homes, veterans' organisations and residents who each contributed poppies to the project.

The flowers have been crocheted, knitted, cut from hand-dyed felt or stitched from fabric.

Ms Duckett said: "This is an act of love, honouring those who have gone before us."

The display will be up for the first two weeks of November.