Members of a village craft club have created hundreds of poppies to raise funds for the annual Poppy Appeal.
The Crafty Companions, who meet at Bempton & Buckton Village Hall, have been busy knitting and crocheting poppies for local fundraiser Denis Scaife who has raised tens of thousands of pounds for the appeal over the years.
An appeal was put out earlier in the year for villagers to donate any unused wool, and after collecting several bags the club members set about making poppies which are to be given out by Denis and other veterans in exchange for a donation to the British Legion Poppy Appeal as they travel around the country on the railways.
Wendy McCaw, who is one of the organisers at the club spotted an appeal in the Bridlington Echo asking for people to knit poppies.
“We collected the donated wool and set about making hundreds of poppies of all shapes and sizes. In the end we made over 300.”
Said Denis: “I would sincerely like to thank the Crafty Companions for the fabulous donation…It will really help with the fundraising.”
Crafty Companions is open to anyone in the area of all ages and is free to attend. The group meet at Bempton & Buckton Village Hall on the first and third Wednesday of each month rom 1.30-3.30pm. Contact Wendy on 07763 836361 for further details.
