Giant poppy by the Thames

A GIANT poppy has been painted on Riverside Meadow by the Thames to support the Royal British Legion's annual appeal.

The artwork is the creation Poppy Appeal organiser Richard Pinches who has painted the giant poppy on the meadow and provided the image, Janet Friend reports.

Commemorate

Using a drone to create the image he told he wanted to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, explaining:

"It makes me feel good to give back to the veterans, I'm very proud to have done it.

"I've incorporated the shape of the standard British Legion poppy, the two petals, kind of makes an eight and then I designed a big zero next to it to mark 80."

 He told the paint was completely organic and would not harm the environment adding that his father was a World War Two veteran who served in about 15 different countries, but mainly in North Africa.