Knitters unite to create splendid display
Knitters from across Arran have contributed to a huge poppy display that can be seen cascading down the wall of the Brodick Hall in remembrance of the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Planting the seed that blossomed into an impressive display, Susanna Talbot of the Arran Library suggested the idea and a group of friends, all eight of whom knit, started making bright poppies to help create the display.
The idea was so well supported by all who heard about it, that contributions soon started coming in from all over the island. The bold and eye-catching display of more than 1,000 poppies includes 98 large blooms – all knitted by one individual – which represents each one of the Arran men who lost their lives during the Great War.
The white poppies represent peace and the purple ones are in remembrance of the animals that were killed in the war - approximately 86 horses from Arran were drafted into the war effort, never to return.
Organisers thanked Ian Small and John Murchie for hanging up the two-storey display and thanked all contributors, urging all supporters of Poppy Scotland to pay the display a visit.
Information on Arran and the First World War is posted inside the library and a collection tin is also located there for those who wish to support Poppy Scotland.
The display which was erected last Sunday will remain in place for three weeks – weather permitting.