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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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It’s all becoming very real and we are getting soooooo close!!!

Posted on 05/04/2016 by 5000 Poppies

Oh dear just looked at my last post … February. How the months are flying. And I just know there are many of you who are keen to know how we are going with our preparations for Chelsea. So firstly, … Continue reading →

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Everything is POZIBLE

Posted on 28/11/2014 by 5000 Poppies

We have some VERY exciting news … This week we have gone live with our Pozible crowd funding initiative. We are looking to raise in excess of $50,000 to cover the costs of our display for Anzac Day next year. … Continue reading →

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50,000

Posted on 05/11/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Well my fellow poppy makers … Big round of applause here … you are amazing!!!!! We have passed the 50,000 poppy milestone … Marg and I are continually stunned, thrilled and incredibly humbled by your work!!! We still get excited … Continue reading →

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Has it been that long ….

Posted on 09/10/2014 by 5000 Poppies

I guess it has been that long. But SOOOOOO much has been happening! We currently have around 40,000 poppies in our hands at poppy headquarters with many thousands set to arrive in the months after Remembrance Day. And … ostensibly … Continue reading →

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Super Star Landscape Designer Joins 5000 Poppies ….

Posted on 08/09/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Good evening poppy makers and supporters … What amazing few weeks we have had at 5000 Poppies Headquarters. We are rapidly approaching the 35,000 mark with 34,577 poppies received to date. We have almost doubled our count since Anzac Day … Continue reading →