Knitted poppy cascade to remember the fallen

Crafter Caz Appleby said leading the team that created the poppy cascade felt daunting at first

Some 30 people have come together to create a poppy cascade to adorn a tree as part of Remembrance Day commemorations.

It took the knitters and crocheters in Syderstone, near Fakenham, seven months to make 1,400 individual poppies, which have been stitched together to create the display.

"It reflects the complexity of all the brave men and women who died in those terrible wars," said Caz Appleby, who runs the village arts crafts group.

The cascade will be displayed until 25 November.

Rosemary Jones said she thoroughly enjoyed the experience after answering a call on social media for knitters and crocheters

Ms Appleby said: "When I said yes to leading this project last April, it seemed a massive mountain to climb and I had a fair few wobbles about it, especially in the early stages.

"The diversity of styles and colours reminds me that so many different people have contributed their skills and their time, and that we are all different, as people, but working together to make something stunning and beautiful for many people to enjoy and help us to remember lost lives."

Volunteer Rosemary Jones, who made 40 of the poppies, said: "It was great fun making these."

"The mauve flowers represent the animals that died in the war, and we're very, very pleased and proud of it."

Ms Appleby said they were planning more decorations for the church gates and Remembrance Sunday itself.

The volunteers spent 350 hours making poppies for the cascade