In Pictures: Poppy creations for Remembrance Day

Replica vintage car covered in poppiesImage source, Jeff Penfold
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The 'Poppy Car' in Bexhill, Sussex, has a donation box

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  • South-east England has been getting creative in preparation for Remembrance Day

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South-east England has been getting creative in preparation for Remembrance Day.

The displays in Kent and Sussex have been created by craft groups and talented individuals.

Lynn Langland, the former Mayor of Bexhill, East Sussex, came up with the idea of the 'Poppy Car', which will make a stunning backdrop for the town's commemorations.

The car has a Nov 11 number plate and a donation box.

Image source, Hazel Roots, Kim Frazer and Susie Parr
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Harrietsham in Kent have remembrance creations throughout the village

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Harrietsham Church, Kent

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Harrietsham Church, Kent

Displays in Harrietsham, Kent, including the creative crochets and poppies at the local church, were created by Harrietsham Craft Group and local residents.

Image source, June Nicholson
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Cuxton craft community from Kent created this stream of poppies.

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The Zion Baptist Church in Smarden, Kent

Paul Brooker, who runs the chapel in Smarden, Kent, said the building has a memorial board with the name of every man lost in World War One from the village.

Mr Brooker has also documented people from Smarden who died in World War Two.

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Crochet poppys at the gate of the cemetary in Loose, Kent

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St Peter and St Paul's church in Edenbridge, Kent.

In Edenbridge, residents will take part in the final procession from the Memorial Hospital to the War Memorial this year, as the hospital will be closing in the coming weeks.

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These poppies on Coxheath church in Kent were knitted by members of the community.

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