Windsor Community Poppy Project

Windsor Community Poppy Project The Windsor Community Poppy Project is a large-scale remembrance installation bringing our town together in 2026.

Thousands of handmade poppies will form a powerful act of collective remembrance. Schools, groups and residents are all invited to take part.

Windsor families – we need you!The Windsor Community Poppy Project is building something special this Remembrance season...
16/06/2026

Windsor families – we need you!

The Windsor Community Poppy Project is building something special this Remembrance season, and we'd love your help to make it happen.
We're aiming for 10,000 handmade poppies to cascade from Windsor Parish Church this November – made by our community, for our community. Schools, families, children, grandparents – everyone is welcome.
Here's how you (and your children) can get involved:
🧶 Knit or crochet poppies – we can help your school learn how
🪡 Donate yarn or craft materials
🍶 Collect plastic bottles – the bases make brilliant poppies
🫕 Save your foil pie tins – yes, really!
🎨 Colour in our poppy template to become part of mural - available in the shop or email us for a template

Parents – you're the connection we need. Talk to your PTA. Mention it at the school gate. Forward this to your child's teacher. Every conversation could bring another school on board.

No skill needed. No minimum. Just a few minutes and a bit of creativity.
📍 Drop poppies or materials to Craft Coop, Windsor
🌐 windsorcommunitypoppyproject.uk
📩 [email protected]

Together we can create something Windsor will never forget. 🌺

🚧 Scaffolding up. Creativity stays open. 🌈If you’ve walked past Craft Coop Windsor recently and wondered whether we’re o...
16/06/2026

🚧 Scaffolding up. Creativity stays open. 🌈

If you’ve walked past Craft Coop Windsor recently and wondered whether we’re open, the answer is yes! Behind the scaffolding you’ll still find handmade gifts, local artists, friendly faces and plenty of creativity.

Whether you’re:

🛍️ Shopping or browsing
🎨 Bringing the children to Mini Coopers (our free weekly kids’ crafts)
🌺 Making poppies for the Windsor Community Poppy Project
☕ Popping in for a chat
🐶 Or visiting with a biscuit-loving dog

…you’ll be very welcome.

Our colourful decorations are helping brighten the shopfront during Pride season and reflect something that’s always been important to us: everyone is welcome.

📍 Craft Coop Windsor, Windsor Yards
🕒 Open as usual

🌺 Poppies from CornwallThese photographs were taken today in Newquay overlooking the iconic Headland Hotel and Fistral B...
15/06/2026

🌺 Poppies from Cornwall

These photographs were taken today in Newquay overlooking the iconic Headland Hotel and Fistral Beach.

A fitting reminder that you don’t need to be in Windsor to support the Windsor Community Poppy Project. We’ve had contributions arriving from across the UK and beyond as our target of 10,000 handmade poppies gets ever closer.

Fun fact: the red poppy became associated with remembrance after First World War battlefields burst into bloom. Poppy seeds can remain dormant in the soil for decades before flowering when the ground is disturbed.

Where’s the furthest place you’ve made, spotted or shared a poppy from? 🌺

(Big thank you to poppytastic supporter Donna for these lovely pics!)

⭐ Star Letter Success! ⭐A huge well done to our very own Michelle Johnson, whose letter was selected as the Star Letter ...
13/06/2026

⭐ Star Letter Success! ⭐

A huge well done to our very own Michelle Johnson, whose letter was selected as the Star Letter in this month’s Simply Knitting magazine.

Not only has this helped raise awareness of the Windsor Community Poppy Project, but Michelle was also awarded a £50 Wool Warehouse gift voucher.

In true Michelle fashion, she didn’t spend it on herself. Instead, she used every penny to buy more yarn for the project! That means even more mini yarn balls to give away, helping more people get involved in creating poppies for our community remembrance display.

Thank you, Michelle, for championing the project at every opportunity and for turning a personal success into something that benefits the whole community.

🌺 Fun Fact FridayYesterday we were delighted to meet Charlie, who dropped off an incredible 102 handmade poppies for the...
12/06/2026

🌺 Fun Fact Friday

Yesterday we were delighted to meet Charlie, who dropped off an incredible 102 handmade poppies for the Windsor Community Poppy Project.

Even better, Charlie learnt to knit from his grandmother, proving that skills passed from one generation to another can still bring people together today.

And here’s the fun fact…

For centuries, knitting wasn’t considered a women’s hobby at all. The oldest known knitted artefacts were likely produced by men in the Middle East over 1,000 years ago, and Europe’s first knitting guild was established in the 1500s, with membership restricted to men.

Once again, thank you Charlie for your 102 poppies and for inspiring this week's Fun Friday Fact!

Thank you, Søstrene Grene Windsor! 🙌Store manager Liam has donated yarn and crochet hooks to help us hit our target of 1...
10/06/2026

Thank you, Søstrene Grene Windsor! 🙌

Store manager Liam has donated yarn and crochet hooks to help us hit our target of 10,000 handmade poppies – and we'll soon be running a free learn-to-crochet session in their store in Windsor Royal soon. Watch this space for details!

Every contribution counts. Every poppy counts. 🌺


Søstrene Grene

🌺 Calling all Windsor children! 🌺Has your school signed up to the Windsor Community Poppy Project yet?If not, don’t worr...
08/06/2026

🌺 Calling all Windsor children! 🌺

Has your school signed up to the Windsor Community Poppy Project yet?

If not, don’t worry, you can still be part of this special community remembrance display.

Simply download and print our free poppy colouring template, let your children colour it in, then return your finished artwork to Craft Coop in Windsor Yards (Windsor Royal Shopping).

Every poppy we receive will become part of a giant Children’s Community Poppy Mural displayed inside St John the Baptist Church (aka the Parish Church) this November as part of the Windsor Community Poppy Project.

Whether you’re at school, home educated, part of a club or simply enjoy getting creative, we’d love to include your contribution.

Teachers and schools can still register to create a full school mural, but we don’t want any child to miss out in the meantime.

The finished mural will bring together hundreds of individually decorated poppies, creating a lasting reminder of the children, families and communities who have come together to remember.

📍 Return completed poppies to Craft Coop, Windsor Yards by 1 September.

🌐 Find out more at www.windsorcommunitypoppyproject.uk

Please share with local families, schools and community groups to help us fill the church with colour, creativity and remembrance this November.

We couldn’t resist hunting for poppies at today’s Royal Windsor Flower Show - which was glorious despite the rain ☔️ A h...
06/06/2026

We couldn’t resist hunting for poppies at today’s Royal Windsor Flower Show - which was glorious despite the rain ☔️
A huge well done to Castle View Retirement Living Windsor with their winning handmade poppy wreath - we know you are already on board so can’t wait to see your poppies 😍

Not all remembrance stories are being created in Windsor itself… and that’s exactly what makes the Windsor Community Pop...
02/06/2026

Not all remembrance stories are being created in Windsor itself… and that’s exactly what makes the Windsor Community Poppy Project so special. 🌺

A huge thank you to Rosina, the wonderful ladies of Maidenhead Trefoil and the Boyn Hill Monday Knitting Group, who together have now created an incredible 1,592 poppies for the project.

That is hundreds of hours of knitting, crochet, conversation, tea, laughter and community spirit - all contributing towards something much bigger than a display.

We love that the project is already reaching beyond Windsor, connecting neighbouring communities through creativity and remembrance. Every single poppy represents somebody taking time to remember, reflect and contribute.

Thank you all for being part of it. We are genuinely blown away by your support. ❤️

Where do you make yours? 🌺One of the loveliest things about the Windsor Community Poppy Project is that you do not need ...
30/05/2026

Where do you make yours? 🌺

One of the loveliest things about the Windsor Community Poppy Project is that you do not need to live in Windsor to be part of it.

Following contributions from Durham and Brighton Beach, our latest poppies are now arriving from even further afield — including Pauline in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and Carol, who was quite literally crocheting mid-flight on her way to Spain!

Every poppy carries a story, wherever it is made. Thank you to everyone helping this community project grow, one stitch at a time.

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