Leominster has been transformed with thousands of poppies to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War, thanks to the hard work of volunteers.

Leominster in Bloom organised the scheme, which saw the community make poppies by hand in commemoration of the town’s fallen soldiers.

The Buttercross shopping arcade has been adorned with poppies as well as a number of shops putting on window displays.

Over 5,000 poppies have been made and are on display in the town.

Leominster in Bloom also invited shops and businesses to ‘adopt’ a fallen soldier from the town to display in their windows.

All of the town’s 152 soldiers from Leominster were adopted.

The efforts of the town were celebrated at a special ‘thank you’ event on Wednesday, June 27, attended by the Mayor of Leominster Jenny Bartlett and the British Legion alongside a performance from a brass band.

Leominster in Bloom chair Mike Thornhill thanked Kaye Fletcher who planned and brought the project to fruition and paid tribute to Bob and Gill Murdoch who researched the lives and histories of the Leominster soldiers.

The Mayor of Leominster Jenny Bartlett celebrated the community spirit of the town which saw people unite to produce the displays.

Particular thanks were sent to the people of Leominster who gave their time to knit, sew and crochet the poppies and who helped to make the project a success.

The display was put on to coincide with Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day was celebrated in Leominster on Saturday, June 30.

The hand crafted poppies will be on display in the town until November.