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Tag Archives: Anzac Centenary
Hi Ho … Hi Ho …
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
5000 Poppies at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance
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 …
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
Thank you Fromelles …
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
Chelsea
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
Milestones …
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
Countdown to Chelsea
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
Post Installation …
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
The Show has Begun …
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
Wow … that few weeks went fast …
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