Events and services take place around Armistice Day - 11 November - as well as Remembrance Sunday, and the poppy is a frequent sight throughout. The Royal British Legion and PoppyScotland run two ...

The White Poppy was first introduced by the Women's Co-operative Guild in 1933 and was intended as a lasting symbol for peace and an end to all wars. Worn on Armistice Day, now Remembrance Sunday ...

Michael Turner said crafting the poppies had been "exhausting" and "incredibly poignant" An artist has planned a "poignant" addition to his annual Armistice Day treasure hunt for ornate metal poppies.

Pupils across Bristol have marked remembrance with ceremonies, artwork at unique services. Holymead Primary School based in Brislington have been making poppies to commemorate Armistice Day.

Remembrance Day poppies will start popping up around Britain very soon in the run-up to Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

During World War Two, Armistice Day was moved to the Sunday ... of silence has taken place on both remembrance days since 1995. Poppies were chosen as a symbol of remembrance as many of the ...

Large poppies have been attached to lampposts at two housing sites in Banbury to mark Remembrance Day (November 11). Developers Barratt and David Wilson Homes have decorated Whitechapel Gardens ...

This day marks the armistice between the Allies and Germany ... those who sacrificed their lives in service to their country. Poppies are commonly worn from the last Friday of October until ...

Armistice Day is observed in Britain every 11 ... It was first made a public holiday in 1924. The wearing of the poppy, initially in white silk, in memory of soldiers killed in the fighting ...

In the United States, President Woodrow Wilson hailed the first Armistice Day celebration on 11 November 1919, although it would not be formalised by Congress until 1926. France followed suit in ...