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The Poppy UmbrellaThe idea for our unique Poppy Umbrella was conceived in Ieper/Ypres on 11 November 1995. This aim of this special umbrella is to spread the word of Remembrance, in sunshine or in rain, and to raise funds for Service related charities. Hear Last PostEvery evening at 20.00 hours the Last Post is sounded at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ieper/Ypres, Belgium. Find out about this special and very moving ceremony and listen to a recording of Last Post and Reveille as played under this famous memorial. In Flanders Fields"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses row on row..." The lines of this poem are often quoted in connection with Remembrance. Read the story of how the Canadian doctor, John McCrae, was inspired to write the poem one evening near Ypres in May 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres. Armistice Day in Ieper11 November, Armistice Day, in Belgium is a national holiday. Official ceremonies are held in Ieper/Ypres each year at St. George's Memorial Church and the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing. Flanders Memorial PoppyRead about Moina Michael, the American woman who was the first to conceive the idea of wearing a red poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in November 1918. Gardens of Remembrance
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