{"id":24821,"date":"2018-11-03T22:17:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T22:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=24821"},"modified":"2018-11-03T22:17:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T22:17:35","slug":"pick-up-your-poppies-this-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pick-up-your-poppies-this-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick up your poppies this Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Next weekend the nation will commemorate Armistice Day. This year\u2019s celebration is bigger as it has been 100 years since we laid arms to rest to end the First World War. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Sunday the public will see a circle of fire lit around the Tower of London, with the first flame being lit by Yeoman Warders in an act of remembrance for this year\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteers will light the rest of the flames, which will stay lit from 17:00 until 21:00. The flames will be lit each night this coming week for the lead up to Armistice Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not only will there be thousands of poppies and a ring of fire, but a soundtrack will play on Sunday 11th, inspired by war poet Mary Borden\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sonnets To A Soldier.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each night the public are welcome to watch for free from Tower Hill. A limited amount of tickets are available for a small audience to view the show from the Tower of London. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper were in charge of putting the annual event together. A massive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/go\/london\/attractions\/tower-of-london-moat-to-be-filled-with-flames-to-mark-end-of-wwi-a3941206.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">888,246 ceramic poppies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were put into the moat around the tower &#8211; one for each British soldier who lost their life during the war. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbaoPlVnJVd\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the flames are lit and the day gets closer, we will remember the fallen soldiers and all they did for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember your poppy this Remembrance Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other Armistice Day events include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, Whitehall<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Royal British Legion\u2019s silence at Trafalgar Square <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Tabitha Durrant |\u00a0Subbed: Christian Onions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next weekend the nation will commemorate Armistice Day. This year\u2019s celebration is bigger as it has been 100 years since we laid arms to rest to end the First World War. 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