Poppies Coming Home to Derby Jun 2017

Submitted by editorrnca on Thu, 19/01/2017 - 05:05

Received from Derbyshire Deeps

To coincide with the W5795 Wellington Bomber 75th Anniversary Memorial Service on Saturday 1 July 2017 I will be promoting the 'National Poppy Weeping Window which will be on display in Derby which will be particularly appealing to Stanley Village hosting over 30 of the relatives of the unfortunate crew lost on that fateful day.
With visitors expected from Cumbrian, Liverpool, Yorkshire and Holland it is hoped it will enhance the visit to Derbyshire from all over the country and abroad to remember five brave men lost on 12 July 1942



POPPIES COMING HOME TO DERBY 2017
9 June to 23 July 2017
Thousands of poppies from Bondholder Paul Cummins' popular Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London will be returning to Derby next year.  Derby City Council and partners have announced that they will present Weeping Window by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper as part of 14-18 NOW’s UK-wide tour of the iconic poppies.  The installation will be at The Silk Mill from 9 June to 23 July 2017.  Ranjit Banwait, Leader of Derby City Council, said: ‘I’m delighted that Derby will be hosting this iconic sculpture at a site with such historic importance. Across the country we have seen the installation attract hundreds of thousands of people and now we can be proud that it is coming to Derby.’  Tony Butler, Executive Director of Bondholder Derby Museums Trust, said:  ‘We are honoured to be hosting Weeping Window at Derby Silk Mill. Many of the poppies were made in Derby and it’s fitting that they will be shown here at the site of the world’s first factory.’  Pauline Latham OBE MP, said: ‘This is a fantastic coup for Derby and the Silk Mill and will bring thousands of visitors to the City to experience the power of the Poppies for themselves.’


Terry Hall, Hon. Secretary/Treasurer
Derbyshire Submariners
RBL PAO Stanley Rural Area HAE05,
MOSVTrustee W5795 Bomber Memorial
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