We had a very unusual Thursday morning today, as instead of going to work, we went to the Tower of London as volunteers to help plant poppies for their remembrance art installation for WWI called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.
There are 888,246 poppies being planted in the moat to commemorate every single British death and each poppy is handmade and then planted by us, the volunteers. Apparently there are nearly 300,000 left to plant which seems incredible given how many there were already there! Here's a short (3 minute) video showing how they're made:
It was fun to be part of, both making the steel rod/washer combos to support the poppies, and then the actual installation of each poppy. The fact that it's something so iconic is great as well, particularly given how much I enjoyed our trip to the Tower of London a few years ago - absolutely one of my tourist highlights of London. I also laughed at all the tourists taking photos of us - total paparazzi!
There are some more photos here, and if you're interested in buying one, they're selling the poppies for £25 each after Armistice Day here in support of six different service charities.
Apparently they also need volunteers to help remove them come November, so get involved!
There are 888,246 poppies being planted in the moat to commemorate every single British death and each poppy is handmade and then planted by us, the volunteers. Apparently there are nearly 300,000 left to plant which seems incredible given how many there were already there! Here's a short (3 minute) video showing how they're made:
It was fun to be part of, both making the steel rod/washer combos to support the poppies, and then the actual installation of each poppy. The fact that it's something so iconic is great as well, particularly given how much I enjoyed our trip to the Tower of London a few years ago - absolutely one of my tourist highlights of London. I also laughed at all the tourists taking photos of us - total paparazzi!
There are some more photos here, and if you're interested in buying one, they're selling the poppies for £25 each after Armistice Day here in support of six different service charities.
Apparently they also need volunteers to help remove them come November, so get involved!
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