Buckie Roots (formerly Friends of Buckie Square) starting poppy making project for Remembrance Sunday
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A GROUP of local volunteers are working hard to create a spectacular spread of poppies to help mark Remembrance Sunday in Buckie in November. Still in its infancy, the Working Together Group has taken on a project which will see poppies knitted, crocheted and even created from the bottoms of juice and water bottles which will adorn the war memorial quadrant of Cluny Square. It is an initiative which has grown from the grass roots and seeks to involve as wide a range of the local community as possible, explained Working Together chairwoman Meg Jamieson. “The group was formed after Buckie and District Community Council held a Working Together evening bringing together all sorts of groups from the community,” she said. “From this, the Buckie Arts and Crafts Group joined forces with us to create poppies for Cluny Square on Armistice Sunday. We hope to do something which has a real impact.
See full story in Banffshire Advertiser 11.06.2019