Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 3:44:17 PM

Poppies made by hundreds of loving hands will be displayed outside the City of Vincent Administration Building for Remembrance Day.

Vincent put the call out in August for the community to contribute to the Poppy Project. Poppies have been pouring in since, with schools, clubs, playgroups, community groups and individuals all keen to take part.       

The Poppy Project installation will be assembled on Friday 8 November and be displayed until 12 November. It is expected to include more than 1,000 handmade poppies. This is the first time such an installation has been created in Vincent.

Each poppy is a reminder of those who served in conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Purple poppies will also be included to recognise the animals who served alongside our Australian Armed Forces.

Poppies have been created from a range of materials. A craft group made hundreds of crochet flowers during sessions at Vincent Library, while Vincent Community Shed  contributed 300 wooden poppies that were hand painted by children at local childcare centres and kindergartens.

The City also held three community workshops where locals came together to craft knitted and paper poppies.

“Remembrance Day is an opportunity to honour the sacrifices of those who served for our country during wars and conflicts, and to reflect on the tragic cost of war” said Mayor Alison Xamon.

“Support for the Poppy Project has been heartwarming. Our community have embraced the opportunity to commemorate Remembrance Day in their own creative way.

“Through these lovely, handcrafted pieces, we hope to create a space for our community to stop, reflect and remember the 61,513 lives that were lost in battle.”

Vincent Community Shed have been instrumental in the success of the project.

“Most members of the Shed would have relatives or friends who have died or suffered in conflicts, past or more recent, in places all over the world,” said Vincent Community Shed’s Lynton Hebiton.

“It was good to be involved in a project that had contributions from many in the community.”

“The Poppy Project is relevant for our generation. We all have close connections to World War II, said Social Craft Ladies’ Penny Thomas.

“I have enjoyed the common thread going through our amazing group.”

Groups and organisations involved in the Poppy Project so far include:

• Vincent Community Shed 
• Friends of ANZAC Cottage
• Castellorizian Association of Western Australia
• Sacred Heart Primary School
• Kyilla Primary School
• Home Instead
• Volleyball WA
• Indigo Montessori Childcare and Kindy (Mt Hawthorn and North Perth)
• Mulberry Tree Child Care and Kindy (Mt Hawthorn)
• Social Craft Ladies
• Participants in the City of Vincent’s three Poppy Making workshops

This project is aligned with the Connected and Healthy Community objective of the Strategic Community Plan 2022-2032. It offers an opportunity for residents to build relationships and connections with each other and the City.

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