Poppy seeds will be blessed by the Bishop of Plymouth at a civic church service to honour those who lost their lives in the Plymouth Blitz.
The Right Reverend Nick McKinnel will bless the seeds during the service at the Minster Church of St Andrew on Sunday 24 April at 3pm to commemorate 75 years since the city’s darkest hour.
The seeds will then be planted the following day...
A sea of poppies will surround the ruins of Charles Church this year as part of an exciting programme of work to celebrate this important Plymouth monument.
Seeds will be planted next month around the church at the top of Exeter Street which is the city’s memorial to those who lost their lives in the Blitz.
And the real flowers could be replaced with a work of art as the...