Poppy display at Brownhills island marks Remembrance Sunday

Jigger Island in Brownhills has a statue of a soldier covered in red poppy wreaths, flags and crocheted poppies.

A West Midlands town has marked Remembrance Sunday with a crocheted poppies display.

Jigger Island in Brownhills has a statue of a soldier covered in red poppy wreaths, flags and crocheted poppies.

Crocheted poppies line the edge of 'Jigger Island' in Brownhills.
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Crocheted poppies line the edge of 'Jigger Island' in Brownhills. Tim Thursfield/Iconic Media Group | Iconic Media Resell

Local groups contributed to the knitted and crocheted poppy efforts for the annual Remembrance display.

Crocheted poppies line the edge of 'Jigger Island' in Brownhills.
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Crocheted poppies line the edge of 'Jigger Island' in Brownhills. Tim Thursfield/Iconic Media Group | Iconic Media Resell

The poppies have been featured alongside the Brownhills Remembrance Day parade and service which started today at the Memorial Hall on Barnetts Lane and ended at St James' Church.

There was also a minute's silence held in the town followed by the laying of wreaths.

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