Oakham Fire and Rescue Station, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Fundraising for the Royal British Legion, Remembrance, Oakham, Rutland

In the run-up to Remembrance Sunday, the team at Oakham Fire Station, together with a group of local knitters and crocheters, has been working tirelessly to create a magnificent display of poppies.

Poppies are a poignant symbol of remembrance, deeply rooted in the history of the First World War. They are often worn throughout November in solidarity with the Armed Forces community.

Oakham Fire Station is paying tribute to the Royal British Legion, who have adopted the poppy as an emblem for their fundraising efforts, by hosting a Memorial Garden. The poppies on display have been crocheted and knitted by local artisans, showcasing their creativity and dedication to the cause.

The garden features a combination of red and purple poppies, representing not only the human lives lost during the war but also the animals that fell in service. This choice holds particular significance in Rutland, where the community cherishes their pets and working animals.

The Oakham Fire Station team expressed their sincere gratitude to everyone involved in creating this beautiful display, including Pepper's- A Safe Place, who played a crucial role in planting and organising the garden.

If you wish to purchase one of these poppies, you can find them for a small donation to The Royal British Legion in at the entrance area of Oakham Fire Station. South Street, Oakham, Rutland.

Remembrance Baptist Church Oakham Rutland

Remembrance Baptist Church Oakham Rutland 

Hungry Birds Coffee Shop Oakham Remembrance Poppies Photographs

Hungry Birds Coffee Shop Oakham Remembrance Poppies

Aquascutum London, China Shield of Poppies, Remembrance, Art

Aquascutum London / China 

"Shield of Poppies"

Specially created by an artist friend

to commemorate Remembrance Day also

paying tribute to the staff contribution.

Aquascutum was established in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, when tailor and entrepreneur John Emary opened a high quality menswear shop at 46 Regent Street. In 1853, after succeeding to produce the first waterproof wool, he had his discovery patented and renamed the company ‘Aquascutum’, Latin for ‘watershield’. In 1901, Emary moved to 100 Regent Street in the heart of London. In September Austin Reed had moved into that location at 100 Regent Street after it was announced that Aquascutum was in trouble.

Coats for officers in the Crimean War (1853–1856) were made from Aquascutum’s waterproof fabric, as were the trench coats worn by soldiers of all ranks in both world wars.

Domestic and fashion applications followed, promoted in the 19th century by royal fashion leader King Edward VII. His majesty was Aquascutum’s first royal client, ordering an Aquascutum coat in the Prince of Wales check. In 1897, Aquascutum was granted a royal warrant, the first that would mark the British royal family’s long patronage of the company.

In 1900, Aquascutum opened a womenswear department, offering water-repellent capes and coats, which were extremely popular among British suffragettes.

The company has created other fabrics and coats using similar names, such as the Eiderscutum light overcoat and (in 1962) the multicoloured wool-yarn weave, Aquaspectrum.

The company has supplied aristocrats, political leaders, and actors, including three Princes of Wales, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Sir Winston Churchill, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, Cary Grant, and Michael Caine.

During the 1980s and 1990s Kinglsey Matheson Pink, Managing Director of the Regent Street flagship store dressed UK prime minister Baroness Thatcher. Unknown to Matheson Pink, this included her her historic visit to the USSR, which included from coats and tailored suits to dresses and evening wear.

He was also subsequently responsible for dressing Prime Minister Sir John Major, as well as a number of other international dignitaries including the King of Malaysia.

Aquascutum was family owned until 1990, when it was purchased by Japanese textile conglomerate company Renown Incorporated, and then by Jaeger in September 2009. It is the property of YGM Trading, a Chinese fashion retailer since April 2012.