PUPILS at Styal village Primary School have teamed up with Rotary Wilmslow Dean to make 150 poppies to commemorate soldiers from Styal and Wilmslow who died in the First World War.

With materials provided by Rotary such as red felt, black buttons, wire and card the children also foraged in the nearby woods for suitable sticks for making their poppies.

They spent the past two months in craft lessons making prototypes and then setting up a production line to finish the poppies in time for November 11.

Each poppy also has an attached label with, on one side the name of a local soldier and the name of the child who made it on the reverse.

Alicia Bellshaw, deputy headteacher at Styal Primary School said: “We have 117 wonderful children attending our little school and thanks to Geoff Shelmerdine and members of Rotary Wilmslow Dean we have been very excited about the opportunity to be part of this important and monumental event.

“Our poppies look incredible in the Memorial Gardens and our children will always remember this project and those who gave their lives for our country.”