Festive News 2017 by Hereford Lions Club | Page 42

THE POPPY MAN PAGE 42 • FESTIVE NEWS • DECEMBER 2015 This First World War commemoration project is thought to be the first of its kind in the country. The idea for a Poppy Man was created and designed by Hereford in Bloom stalwart Angela Pendleton. It features a hand crafted metal sculpture of a man, covered in poppies sat on a bench in front of the historic Old House in High Town. The bench is one of a dozen purchased by Hereford City Council and specially designed as a World War 1 commemoration project. He is facing a newly painted hoarding depicting the gallant assault by the men of the Herefordshire Regiment onto the beaches of Sulva Bay at the start of the Gallipoli Campaign in August 1915. Hundreds of visitors are taking ‘Selfies’ of themselves sat on the bench alongside Poppy Man and it is hoped the experience will make them better aware of the sacrifices made for our Freedom. Reliable Septic Tank Emptying At Competitive Prices Covering: G Ludlow G Leominster G Ledbury G Ross G Hereford G Mid Wales Est. 1972 CESSPIT AND SEPTIC TANKS PITS AND TANKS SHARED SYSTEMS POOR INSTALLATION BLOCKED PIPES BLOCKED DRAINS CCTV Tel: [phone] Bayley www.patrickswaste.co.uk email: [email protected] ~ Funeral Services ~ AWARDED FUNERAL SERVICES OF THE YEAR One of Hereford’s last family businesses Memorials Hand Carved & Engraved in Granite, Marble & Stone N. C. PEGLER Renovation and Cleaning LTD Independent & Family Owned Private Chapel of Rest G 24hr Personal Care G Only the finest Horse-drawn Carriage available 72 Whitecross Road, Hereford, HR4 0DG G G 01432 341871 Monumental Sculptor Free Brochure and Estimates N. C. PEGLER Sculptors Rockfield Road, Hereford. Tel: [phone] www.ncpegler.co.uk Brothers (Hereford) Ltd. FUNERAL DIRECTORS – ALL NIGHT SERVICE PRIVATE CHAPEL OF REST FAMILY BUSINESS COTTERELL STREET HEREFORD HR4 0HH Telephone: [phone]