Tag Archives: Knit

Onwards and Upwards

Posted on 28/07/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning all … This week marks another milestone in our progress towards our goal of 50,000 beautiful handmade poppies for Remembrance Day 2018 for the RSL. It’s quite a journey … for all of us.  But in reality, it’s … Continue reading →

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2017 … and we are back at at it!!!

Posted on 16/01/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good afternoon all … and welcome to 2017. So that was Christmas and New Year done and dusted … I hope you had a wonderful break (if you managed) and some special time with family and friends.  I can’t quite … Continue reading →

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Our beautiful poppies have had a busy couple of weeks …

Posted on 23/11/2016 by 5000 Poppies

LEST WE FORGET Remembrance is well and truly alive but it is changing … according to this article on Remembrance in the Digital Age by Historian Tom Sear Published in the Conversation.  Tom writes about how digital technology has changed … Continue reading →

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This is the year!!!!

Posted on 14/01/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Half of January gone already and I feel like it’s only just started. Is the world revolving faster … or am I a little slower …. OR … is it an optical illusion. So much to achieve in a few … Continue reading →

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Poppies, Poppies and More Poppies

Posted on 24/10/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy makers and friends … we have had a REALLY busy few weeks at Poppy HQ in Melbourne … with planning for our initial display well underway … a few radio interviews, the First Convoy Commemoration at Princes … Continue reading →

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Anzac Day at Fed Square

Posted on 18/04/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Just a reminder to all you wonderful poppy people who are organised and already planning next weeks activities. We have a big Poppy Playtime planned for Fed Square from 11.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. Bring your friends, your hooks/needles, red … Continue reading →

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Collection Points and Other Important Stuff

Posted on 03/02/2014 by 5000 Poppies

I feel like it’s forever since I posted … and in the scheme of things I guess it is.  But that doesn’t mean that things have not been happening in Poppy land.  Poppies are rolling in although it slowed to … Continue reading →

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Wishing all of our Poppy Friends a Wonderful Christmas

Posted on 23/12/2013 by 5000 Poppies

What an incredibly eventful year we have had at 5000 poppies.  What started out as a tiny tribute to our fathers has turned into something bigger and more special than we ever could have imagined … and the takeup has … Continue reading →

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Poppy Playtime ….

Posted on 05/12/2013 by 5000 Poppies

Just a short reminder that we will be meeting in Fed Square, cnr Flinders Street and Swanston Street on Monday 9 December for Poppy Playtime from 12.00 midday until 2.00 p.m. or thereabouts.  Join us for oa bit of knit … Continue reading →

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LEST WE FORGET!

Posted on 06/11/2013 by 5000 Poppies

Thank you Glenise Karanikich for this really moving poem.  It seems so fitting that we share it with the group on Remembrance Day. LEST WE FORGET For all those who went to war – We Remember You! For all those … Continue reading →

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