00:00Skegness Poppy Appeal has launched its new project for 2025 and we're told it's
00:06going to be bigger and better this year. So much so that the Skegness branch of
00:14the Royal British Legion want you to get knitting now. We spoke to Louise Clarkson
00:21the Secretary of the Skegness branch to tell us more. We usually don't think
00:27about the Poppy Appeal until October but in Skegness you're not giving anyone
00:34any time are you after the last project? Well we gave them Christmas off so I think that's fair enough.
00:42But no we're not we are already planning for our display for 2025. Now there's a
00:50big event on at the weekend isn't there? Can you tell me about that? Yes so what
00:56of the things that we got feedback from in 2024 was a lot of people would love
01:01to have knitted some poppies but they don't know how and neither myself or
01:05Tracy were capable and so the lovely ladies from Knit and Natter in Borough
01:11have volunteered to come in on Saturday into the unit and show people how to
01:16knit a poppy. We've got the wool, we've got the needles, we just need those
01:20people. And it is the last time isn't it that the Poppy Shop will be in the
01:26Hildred Centre so it's a big day isn't it for you there? It's been so wonderful
01:32we've been so lucky to be gifted that unit. It has been a community hub, it's
01:38brought so many people together, people have met people and we've made
01:41friendships. So yeah it's our last last day in there so hopefully we'll make it
01:46a good one, a big one. But you will be moving on won't you to somewhere else?
01:53Yes not 100% sure where but if there's another unit comes available we will be
01:58loaned it again so we're not disappearing we may just be paused for a
02:04few weeks. Yeah well we'll keep in touch and let everybody know when that
02:10announcement's being made. It's been an incredible appeal hasn't it sort of
02:15for the people that don't know and I can't think of anyone who doesn't
02:21about the magnificent display around the clock tower and this year
02:28can you tell everyone where it's gonna go? So it is going on altitude 44 and
02:34altitude 44 is the huge climbing abseiling frame that is on the
02:41seafront just on the parade there and it's I can't remember exactly how high
02:46but it's yeah 21 meters I looked it up so that's pretty high isn't it? I'm not
02:54going to be one of the people that goes up it. Yeah Skegness's own go ape isn't it?
02:59attraction so yeah so I don't think people will miss it when when he goes up
03:05there. It's bigger than any of the nets we used on the clock tower so yeah yeah
03:12so and if you remind everyone how many poppies are around the clock tower?
03:1937,082. Yeah and I'm told you're gonna need at least twice and maybe triple
03:24that number this year. Possibly yes well it's January the 14th and I've already
03:31got 1,500 given to me so you know. So you've made a start okay well hopefully
03:40everyone will come along to the poppy shop at the Hildreth Centre on Saturday
03:44what time do you open? 10 o'clock until 3 I think or 4 I can't remember. Okay good
03:53luck with it all and everybody get down there.
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