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Hi Ho … Hi Ho …

Posted on 24/01/2018 by 5000 Poppies

Happy Wednesday all … Yesterday was our first day back at Poppy Headquarters in Melbourne, and WOW … THE MAIL!!! In short, there was well in excess of 11,000 AWM poppies delivered to PHQ over the break … not quite … Continue reading →

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5000 Poppies at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance

Posted on 09/11/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning team Poppy … It’s a huge day at 5000 Poppies today … this afternoon, we will be installing some 200,000 poppies at Melbourne’s iconic Shrine of Remembrance in a very moving tribute of love, honour and respect for … Continue reading →

Moving right along …

Posted on 14/06/2017 by 5000 Poppies

The last couple of weeks have seen us still reminiscing about our London visit last year with Facebook bringing up memory after memory … I am still pinching myself … it was such a surreal experience meeting the Queen and … Continue reading →

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Thank you Fromelles …

Posted on 13/08/2016 by 5000 Poppies

Well Fromelles was amazing. Everything we hoped for and so much more. Not as big an installation as we had at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, but still sizeable, and incredibly emotional … and our tribute touched the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Chelsea

Posted on 20/06/2016 by 5000 Poppies

Well … Chelsea has come and gone. And by any measure of success it was a big one. We managed to chalk up a couple of very big firsts for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with our wonderful display. It’s … Continue reading →

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Milestones …

Posted on 24/04/2016 by 5000 Poppies

Another huge week at PHQ this week. Tada!!!! Despite the fact that our official completion of the poppy nets was back on 17 March …. we found that quite a few of our earlier repairs were not up to the … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Chelsea

Posted on 15/04/2016 by 5000 Poppies

The days seem to be rushing by in a flurry of Chelsea related activity. The minutiae involved in pulling this all together is astonishing … for the most part it’s Vaughn, Phillip Johnson’s project manager who is juggling all the … Continue reading →

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Post Installation …

Posted on 06/05/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Well now … the weeks are flying for me … still no time to rest although I must admit to a small sleep in this morning … We are still buoyed with the outcome of our fantastic installation in Fed … Continue reading →

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The Show has Begun …

Posted on 23/04/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy friends everywhere. It is done … the first round of installations in Fed Square are complete. As our massive group of volunteers descended upon Federation Square in Melbourne yesterday … and a 12 hour plus install commenced … Continue reading →

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Wow … that few weeks went fast …

Posted on 18/04/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy friends. We are now into our final week of organisation before the big event next week. For the past two years we have been collecting your beautiful poppies for what promises to be the most spectacular community … Continue reading →