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Looking back: 33 pictures of communities uniting to honour Remembrance Day as the latest Poppy Appeal is launched - see how many faces you can recognise

As The Royal British Legion launch its latest poppy appeal, we take a look at some of the community displays across Staffordshire and the Black Country over recent years.

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By Tania Taylor
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From shop windows to school displays, here we see some of the scenes and faces behind the creative exhibits in support of the campaign.

Paul Mincher (left) from Bud's Florists, pictured with Mayor of Wolverhampton, Cllr Ian Brookfield, and Prebendary David Wright. Pictured with the Lancaster Bomber made by Paul on display at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton. The Lancaster was to be auctioned off after Remembrance Sunday in aid of a charity
Paul Mincher (left) from Bud's Florists, pictured in 2015 with Mayor of Wolverhampton, Cllr Ian Brookfield, and Prebendary David Wright. Pictured with the Lancaster Bomber made by Paul on display at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton. The Lancaster was to be auctioned off after Remembrance Sunday in aid of a charity
IDENTIFICATION & DISPLAY
Defence Medical Services at Whittington Barracks' Community Engagement launch Staffordshire Poppy Appeal Launch in 2017. Picture: F Brown, MoD photographer
The clock in Pelsall centre, covered in knitted poppies in 2018. Pictured is Ian Page, who works at Pelsall Village Centre viewing the display
The clock in Pelsall centre, covered in knitted poppies in 2018. Pictured is Ian Page, who works at Pelsall Village Centre viewing the display
Foundation Studies Creative Arts students next to their poppy display at Stafford College, which were made from plastic bottles. Pictured in the foreground is student Tom Bailey in 2018
Foundation Studies Creative Arts students next to their poppy display at Stafford College, which were made from plastic bottles. Pictured in the foreground is student Tom Bailey in 2018
The display in the shop window at Clare's Florist in Willenhall, 2018
The display in the shop window at Clare's Florist in Willenhall, 2018
Looking at the poppy display in 20108 are pupils (left-right) Gethin Edwards, 10, Ethan Hodgetts, 9, and Millie-Mae Buttrick, 9, at Five Ways Primary School, Cannock
Looking at the poppy display in 2018 are pupils (left to right) Gethin Edwards, 10, Ethan Hodgetts, 9, and Millie-Mae Buttrick, 9, at Five Ways Primary School, Cannock
Win Coombes, aged 96, who is the oldest member of the Knit and Natter group at Willenhall Library, next to the poppy display she helped to create in 2018
Win Coombes, aged 96, who is the oldest member of the Knit and Natter group at Willenhall Library, next to the poppy display she helped to create in 2018
2018 - Wendy Evans, 74 from New Invention in the West Midlands stands next to the poppy wall she helped to make which contains over 2,500 hand knitted poppies. The falling poppy wall was on display at The Bell Inn, in Willenhall. Thousands of knitted poppies were hung from the historic pub in the run up to Remembrance Day in a stunt which took two years to create. Local knitters painstaking created every individual poppy by hand over a 24-month period. Picture Michael Scott/Caters News
2018 - Wendy Evans, 74 from New Invention in the West Midlands stands next to the poppy wall she helped to make which contains over 2,500 hand knitted poppies. The falling poppy wall was on display at The Bell Inn, in Willenhall. Thousands of knitted poppies were hung from the historic pub in the run up to Remembrance Day in a stunt which took two years to create. Local knitters painstaking created every individual poppy by hand over a 24-month period. Picture Michael Scott/Caters News
2018 poppy display at Bourne Methodist Church, Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes. Pictured inside the church are children from Smiley Faces nursery who made a giant poppy. Adults (left to right) Zoey Marklew, David Strickland, Jess Monks, Margaret Strickland and Lisa Gibson
2018 poppy display at Bourne Methodist Church, Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes. Pictured inside the church are children from Smiley Faces nursery who made a giant poppy. Adults (left to right) Zoey Marklew, David Strickland, Jess Monks, Margaret Strickland and Lisa Gibson
Poppy display at Bourne Methodist Church, Heath Hayes in 2018. Pictured Margaret Strickland
Poppy display at Bourne Methodist Church, Heath Hayes in 2018. Pictured Margaret Strickland
Poppy display project leader Hannah Perry, with the knitted poppy Remembrance showpiece at Crestwood School, Kingswinford in 2018
Poppy display project leader Hannah Perry, with the knitted poppy Remembrance showpiece at Crestwood School, Kingswinford in 2018