A POPULAR poppy display has gone bigger and better this Remembrance Day due to an incredible effort from volunteers.

Following the response to her poppy design on the Newton Sea Cadets building last year, Caroline Ratcliffe was inspired to go even further for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day.

With last year's project containing around 1,000 poppies, Caroline has again had the help of the local sea cadets, schools, and community groups to design an incredible 5,000 strong poppy display.

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Various community groups came together to make the project a realityVarious community groups came together to make the project a reality (Image: Caroline Ratcliffe) With the Sea Cadets encouraging the community groups to get involved in the project, they supplied local groups with netting to fill with poppies.

With a variety of handmade, crocheted, up-cycled poppies making up the huge display, this has been installed and lit up on the Street building to bring the community together in remembrance and solidarity.

Some of the schools and groups involved in creating the display include Eargrave House School, Ascent College, the 4th Newton Brownies, 21st Beavers, Cubs & Scouts, Lyme Community Primary School, Wargrave Community Choir,  Woodlands Nursery, Business for Youth, St. Peter's Primary School, and St. Mary and John's Primary School.

The project was also helped by the local library Knit and Natter group, who gifted eight knitted poppy walls and the main poppy display.

The Newton and Districts Veterans Group have also supported the project by jet-washing the Sea Cadets premises ready for the Remembrance Sunday parade.

The project has gone bigger and better than last year's designThe project has gone bigger and better than last year's design (Image: Caroline Ratcliffe) Caroline, a petrol station worker and trainer at the sea cadets, said: "We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Knit and Natter group for their generous donation of a large quantity of beautifully knitted poppies, which add a personal touch to our display.

"We invite everyone in the community to visit and reflect on the significance of this display as we come together to honour those who have served.

"We hope to continue this again next year with a goal at one point to not see any of the front of our building just a sea of poppies."