To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a striking installation of 11,000 handcrafted poppies are needed.
Jane and Stella Barnes (Medway and Maidstone Soroptimists) have been busy knitting 136 poppies in memory of
their grandfather (b. 1889) who was based at Chatham Dockyard in WW2. This has taken them more than 100 hours of knitting.
Threads of Remembrance will be displayed at the National Destroyer Memorial at The Historic Dockyard Chatham to honour those who served and sacrificed during the War.
It will be unveiled in September and will remain on view until Armistice Day. The tribute will honour the 11,000 men who lost their lives aboard the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during the Second World War.