Caroline Moore and Wendy Ireland have their arms around each other and are smiling at the camera. Caroline has glasses and her silver hair is pulled back. Wendy has sunglasses on her head and has silver hair pulled back, with a fringe. Behind them are crocheted red poppies hanging down the side of the church.Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBC
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Caroline Moore and Wendy Ireland say they were inspired by a poppy display on Southend Pier

ByRachael McMenemy
  • Published1 November 2026

Novice crocheters have transformed a village church with a cascade of woollen memorial poppies.

Caroline Moore and Wendy Ireland took up their crochet hooks last November with the aim of creating a display for their village of Friston in Suffolk.

The pair said they came up with the idea after "a few glasses of wine" after being inspired by a display on Southend Pier in Essex last November which they saw on social media.