Barlborough Dec 2022
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Community<br />
Picture above: Remembrance Day in Eckington<br />
Eckington Poppy Club see their hard work pay off!<br />
After two years of dedicated work Eckington Poppy Club finally hung up<br />
their cam net of poppies ready for Remembrance Day this year.<br />
The project was started in lockdown<br />
when Remembrance Day was<br />
cancelled due to COVID. Local resident<br />
Gillian Parker decided to start<br />
crocheting poppies. As they started to<br />
mount up, she asked around if anyone<br />
wanted to join her and the enterprise<br />
soon took off.<br />
As a veteran, Gillian wanted to make<br />
something different with a military feel<br />
to remember the forces that died<br />
making the world a better place for us.<br />
The idea was to get people in the<br />
community making poppies different<br />
sizes, styles and shades of red and sew<br />
them on the cam net.<br />
The mission was successful and the net<br />
provided an incredible backdrop to a<br />
meaningful day, culminating in local TV<br />
news outlets covering the event!<br />
Gillian said, “I would like to thank<br />
everyone that has put any time into<br />
this project. As it has took 2 years it is<br />
very hard to name everyone involved<br />
as I don't want to miss anyone but you<br />
all know who you are. Thank you! You<br />
have all done a fantastic job.”<br />
Companies that have donated money<br />
to the project over the last 24 months<br />
include:<br />
Roman Roads Systems Ltd<br />
John Heath and Sons<br />
W N Allcock Ltd<br />
Eckington Town Team<br />
Contributions also came from The<br />
Eyelash Shop, Tan Shop, RAJ Post<br />
Office, Dog Groomers, Kemps,<br />
Frenchers, Sally Village Barbers,<br />
Bargains Galore, Kavenars, Popeyes,<br />
Vape Shop, Aquline, and Clemmies.<br />
Members of the community that have<br />
kindly given money are:<br />
Hazel Hollingworth<br />
Sandra Riley<br />
Ann Rodgers<br />
Mike Cooper<br />
Happily, Armistice Day turned out even<br />
bigger than last year. Eckington School,<br />
Eckington Junior School, Camms<br />
Endowed C of E Primary School and<br />
Birkhill Infant's all remembered the fallen<br />
with two minutes silence at the<br />
Cenotaph at St Peter and St Pauls Church.<br />
Rev Andy Walker gave the service. One of<br />
the pupils from Eckington School made<br />
the event very special by playing the Last<br />
Post on bagpipes followed by Amazing<br />
Grace. Soldiers of Swing also came to pay<br />
their respect to the fallen and to top that<br />
the event appeared on Calender the<br />
same night.<br />
Gillian finished, “Thank you to the<br />
Eckington Poppy Ladies for the fantastic<br />
back drop for this event it will be<br />
remembered for years to come.”<br />
“We will Remember them.”<br />
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