New Forest poppy tribute goes on display at Buckler's Hard

9th May

By Kieran Wiggs Reporter

Buckler's Hard team, Susan, Sharon, Linda and Lisa in front of the VE Day display outside the Buckler's Hard Museum <i>(Image: Buckler’s Hard)</i>

Buckler's Hard team, Susan, Sharon, Linda and Lisa in front of the VE Day display outside the Buckler's Hard Museum (Image: Buckler’s Hard)

A handmade poppy tribute will be removed today after being displayed at Buckler's Hard.

The display was put up to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 8.

The team at the 18th-century village in the New Forest spent the winter months knitting and crocheting hundreds of poppies.

These were then arranged on a large cargo net to form a "memorial curtain" outside the entrance of Buckler's Hard Museum.

Poppy curtain at Buckler’s Hard marks 80 years since VE Day (Image: Buckler’s Hard) Buckler's Hard assistant manager, Sharon, said: "When we found out that this year marked the 80th anniversary, we knew we wanted to do something special to mark the occasion.