“I’ve got another one planned for next year, the image of a lone soldier with verses, but in the meantime I hope that this one sells well.”
I go to a lot of quilting shows and most of the images now are American, so I thought I’d better grab it while I saw it. “It’s quite unusual because the images are British. “I’ve been doing quilting for about five years now, so it only took me about an evening to do. “The quilt is built up on layers of cotton and wadding, then I hand-stitched the border to bring it all together. “He loved it, so I thought it might be a good idea to do one for the Poppy Appeal. “I’d made a similar one for my husband Gary, who’d been in the Grenadier Guards for 22 years,” Kerry said. IMAGES OF REMEMBRANCE – The quilt, with its timeless message, made and donated by Kerry Newman “Given where we were with the pandemic restrictions this time last year, and the difficulties that presented to the Royal British Legion’s traditional methods of collecting funds at this time of year, it is really encouraging to see people collecting for this long-established and very worthwhile charity again this year, and of course to see people digging deep and donating money to support veterans and their families who face difficult times,” Cllr Lyons said. The centrepiece of the appeal in the town centre is the Poppy Shop set up in the former Patisserie Valerie premises in Wolsey Walk, and visited by the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Liam Lyons, last Saturday. The younger people have really stepped up this year.” “One group of Explorer Scouts raised £743 from outside Waitrose in Goldsworth Park, a marvellous effort.
REMEMBRANCE POPPY QUILT PLUS
“Last year, of course, we couldn’t have face-to-face collections, but now we have 45 collectors, plus we’ve had some wonderful assistance from the Scouts, Beavers and police cadets. “Our collectors have been at the heart of the Poppy Appeal in local communities for more than 100 years, and thanks to the help from the News & Mail we’re almost fully staffed. GOOD CAUSE – Explorer Scouts, from left, Edward, Tristian, Matthew, Jason and Paul at Waitrose in Goldsworth Park, where they raised almost £750
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