Shrewsbury poppy banner honours the fallen
Almost 90 men who lost their lives in the First World War have been commemorated in a huge banner which is hanging from the top of a Shrewsbury church.
Made by Bobbie Nugent, the nine foot long banner – which bears the name of each of the 89 men from Frankwell who served and died on the battlefields of France and the Somme – has been hung from the tower of St George's Church.
Pupils from nearby St George's School have also been involved in the project, with each pupil given the name of the soldier, which they then wrote on the banner. The church is home to a First World War memorial to the men who never returned home. The vicar of St George's Church, Reverend Murray McBride, and Mrs Nugent, whose two sons both served in the Army, have produced the banner.
Rev McBride said: "It took over three hours for the children to write the name of a soldier each on the huge poppy with indelible ink. This tribute will be put up for two weeks only in memory of our local men."
Mrs Nugent, 64, from Copthorne, produced the banner from a huge bundle of material Rev McBride has squirrelled away years ago.
A Remembrance Service will be held at the church on Sunday at 10.30am. Candles representing each of the 89 men will be lit and a shower of poppies will fall from the church roof.
