The Desborough church and its woollen poppy Remembrance display

Thousands of poppies flow down from the roof to the ground at Desborough Church

Knitters at a church have made about 7,000 woollen poppies to create an eye-catching remembrance tribute.

The poppies have been fashioned into a cascade which runs from the roof of St Giles Church, Desborough, to the ground.

There is an archway of purple poppies at the entrance door and more poppies inside the building.

One parishioner described the display as "absolutely stunning, especially when it is lit up".

Helen Crabtree knitted 800 of the poppies for the display

The memorable display has been crafted by enthusiasts at St Giles Church, where Anglicans and Methodists worship together.

Linda Burnham, one of the organisers, said: "I asked people to knit, if they wouldn't mind, got the patterns for them to knit, supplied the wool [and] my house became full of poppies.

"Over the last 18 months, there's been poppies shoved through my letterbox. It made everybody feel needed."

Helen Crabtree is a former teacher who has been crocheting and knitting poppies for many years. She said: "When I used to be in schools, I used to sell them to the children for the British Legion.

"I've made 800 for this display."

It took six days to attach all the woollen poppies to chicken wire to create the cascade

Diana Warden helped with the project and said "Desborough's very good at remembering" the fallen

Diana Warden was also part of the team. She said: "A lot of people have seen it and appreciate what we've done. We do it to remember the soldiers and all the people that died in those two wars.

"Desborough's very good at remembering them."

There are more poppy displays inside the church