Cathedral commemorates Remembrance Day with poppies cascading from the ceiling

POPPIES cascade from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral to mark Remembrance Day.

The poignant sound and light show appeared in the city in 2016 before returning in 2018 to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

Poppies cascade from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral to mark Remembrance Day

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Poppies cascade from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral to mark Remembrance DayCredit: Reuters
Leicestershire’s ‘Knitting Banksy’ has struck again - this time creating a stunning life-sized knitted soldier

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Leicestershire’s ‘Knitting Banksy’ has struck again – this time creating a stunning life-sized knitted soldierCredit: PA

They will be on display in the 900-year-old cathedral until November 13.

A spokesman said: “Poppy Fields will allow visitors a much-needed opportunity to reflect not only on past and present conflicts, but also the global pandemic which continues to affect us all, as we begin to consider how we might live differently as a result of all that we have lived through.”

Meanwhile, Leicestershire’s ‘Knitting Banksy’ has struck again – this time creating a stunning life-sized knitted soldier in a moving Remembrance Day tribute at Syston’s war memorial in Leicestershire.

The poppies will be on display in the 900-year-old cathedral until November 13

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The poppies will be on display in the 900-year-old cathedral until November 13Credit: Reuters
Poppy Fields will allow visitors a much-needed opportunity to reflect

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Poppy Fields will allow visitors a much-needed opportunity to reflectCredit: Reuters
The poignant sound and light show appeared in the city in 2016

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The poignant sound and light show appeared in the city in 2016Credit: Reuters
The display also 'begins to consider how we might live differently as a result of all that we have lived through'

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The display also ‘begins to consider how we might live differently as a result of all that we have lived through’Credit: Reuters
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