COUNTDOWN TO POPPY SPECTACULAR AT CASTLE

POPPIES from a stunning memorial work of art will soon be on view at Caernarfon Castle as it hosts the World War I Weeping Window.

The display was part of a memorial of more than 880,000 poppies marking every British and Colonial death in the 1914-1918 conflict, first seen at the Tower of London (main): the Weeping Window (inset) has since been making its way around Britain, with the exhibition by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper opening in the castle next Tuesday.

Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates, said: “The people of Wales, as with many European nations, endured loss of an unimaginable scale during WWI.

“We have been proud to lead the nation’s commemorative programme, Cymru’n Cofio Wales Remembers 1914-1918, and the poppies sculpture is a key addition to the many commemorative events planned across Wales.

“With more than 700 years of history, I could not think of a more proud and fitting location for the sculpture, and urge people to come and see this culturally significant reminder of the cost of one of humanity’s greatest conflicts.”

As part of the commemorations, The Last Post will sound from the top of Snowdon on October 9 to remember the fallen of all wars and to herald a festival of colour at Caernarfon.

A bugler and Army veterans will gather at the summit to lay a poppy cross to mark the beginning of remembrance.

The Weeping Window display will be at the castle until November 20.

Free tickets are available in advance from Caernarfon Castle’s website and a further 1,000 will be made available on the door each day.