Students and staff from Ipswich School have created a stunning field of poppies on the lawn in front of the school on Henley Road to commemorate Remembrance Day.
The poppies have been stencilled onto the grass in memory of the 137 Old Ipswichians who gave their lives in service to their country.
The display surrounds the school’s Remembrance Garden, which includes a tree planted in 2014 to mark the centenary of the start of World War I, and a birdbath which commemorates the Old Ipswichians who died in that war, marking the centenary of the Armistice in 2018. The Remembrance display also includes a statue of a WWI soldier.
Ipswich School Headmaster Nicholas Weaver said: “This display serves as a poignant and beautiful emblem of the debt that we owe to those from our community of Ipswichians and whom we will always remember.”
He added: “We felt it was particularly important this year to have something which could provide a focal point for the community’s Remembrance Day commemorations, and we have already noticed members of the public stopping to look at the display. We hope that others will do the same as they are walking past for their lockdown exercise.”
A virtual Remembrance Day Chapel Service is being recorded by the school which will replace the usual service for the Combined Cadet Force and Old Ipswichians. This can be viewed on the Ipswich School YouTube channel.
