Yarnbombers deck float with poppies for annual Lord Mayor Show in London

THE YARNBOMBERS of Thirsk have struck again.

They have covered the Welcome to Yorkshire’s float at the Lord Mayor’s Show with knitted poppies to mark Remembrance Day. The float is taking a taste of the Yorkshire coast to the streets of London as the seaside land train Sea Breeze will be parading through the capital.

The land train is usually found transporting holidaymakers in Bridlington.

Because the Lord Mayor’s Show takes place today – Remembrance Day – the train has been covered with poppies and white Yorkshire roses by the notorious ninja knitters the Thirsk Yarnbombers.

A team of 25 knitters have been working since the end of September to create the stunning display. The Thirsk yarnbombers have received national acclaim thanks to a number of similar stunts.

The Welcome to Yorkshire float will be one of 144 taking part in the prestigious procession, which began 802 years ago in 1215.

It sets off from Mansion House at 11am, pausing at the Royal Courts where the Lord Mayor gives his oath, and then returning along the Victoria Embankment at around 1pm.

Sir Gary Verity said: “Our float at the Lord Mayor’s Show gets better and better every year and it’s fantastic that the Thirsk Yarnbombers have got involved to mark Remembrance Day. They’ve done a fantastic job; the land train looks marvellous.”

Meanwhile, the National Railway Museum is appealing for help to finish its ‘Fallen Railwaymen’ database which remembers the courage of the 20,000 railway workers who died in the First World War. The special project has been running for more than ten years, and is almost complete, but museum staff need the public’s help to add the final records.

People are urged to contact the National Railway Museum in York with their family stories and photographs.