Postbox tributes mark Remembrance Day

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Crocheted and knitted postbox toppers marking Remembrance Day are appearing around the country
The commemorations have received thousands of likes and shares on social media
Royal Mail has urged people to ensure they do not prevent mail from being collected or posted

11 November 2022

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Image source, Veronica Stevens
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'Lest We Forget' - a postbox topper in Scunthorpe sent in by Veronica Stevens.
Image source, Chris Ledger
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A postbox topper in Sheffield with different coloured poppies, including those focused on peace.
Image source, Darren England
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In Withernsea, this woolly creation depicts a plane releasing poppies into the sea.
Image source, Wendy Jones
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Medics are remembered alongside service personnel in this tribute in Jarrow, South Tyneside.
Image source, Kathy Keeton
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A teddy bear soldier holds a wreath in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Helen Duncan
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A World War One 'Tommy' is depicted in this postbox topper in Wragby, Lincolnshire.
Image source, Cecelia Du Pree/Rob Lewis
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Soldiers salute at a knitted war memorial in Wooler, Northumberland (left) and a tribute to all the horses that participated in World War One, found in the village of Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire (right).
Image source, Yvonne Gillham/Claire Anderson
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These characters pay their respects at a war memorial in this Romney Marsh creation, while giant poppies decorate a postbox in Titchfield, Hampshire.
Image source, Dave Fincham
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This knitted soldier at High Kelling in Norfolk is intended to represent all those who gave their lives during wartime.
Image source, Louise Edwards
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Personnel at sea are remembered in at this postbox in Pelsall, Walsall.

Crocheted and knitted postbox toppers marking Remembrance Day are appearing around the country.

Many include the traditional red poppies to remember lives lost in war, while others include purple to remember animals that died in service, while white ones focus on peace.

The commemorations have received thousands of likes, shares and comments in local community groups on social media.

Royal Mail previously said it appreciated "the creativity" behind the postbox toppers but asked people to ensure they did not prevent mail from being collected or posted.

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