Caroline Moore and Wendy Ireland say they were inspired by a poppy display on Southend Pier

Novice crocheters have transformed a village church with a cascade of woollen memorial poppies.

Caroline Moore and Wendy Ireland took up their crochet hooks last November with the aim of creating a display for their village of Friston in Suffolk.

The pair said they came up with the idea after "a few glasses of wine" after being inspired by a display on Southend Pier in Essex last November which they saw on social media.

"Many hours of love and thought have gone into this," said Ireland.

The display forms part of the village's Remembrance Day memorial

"This has been a year in the making but this is our first time - so we're novices and we've only just learnt to crochet," she added.

Moore said they decided to invite other people in the village which led to a group of women joining for a "knit and natter" over a cup of tea and cake.

The exact number of poppies on the installation is being kept secret, so as not to spoil a competition for people to guess the total.

However, the pair said the amount meant they had slashed their poppy making time from an hour to just 20 minutes per poppy thanks to all the practice.

The stunning poppy display was a year in the making

The exact number of poppies forming the display has been kept a secret

The crocheted poppies have been attached to some netting to create the cascade effect

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