A DISPLAY of more than 1,000 handmade poppies adorn the rose garden in Low Bentham as part of the village's poppy project.

Volunteers cut, sawed, sewed, knitted and crocheted the tributes to mark the centenary of the end of World War One.

Over forty people have been involved in making the rose garden, in Burton Road, a place to remember the huge sacrifice that was made.

Phil Cressey, who used to run Low Bentham Post Office, has made 25 metal poppies which have the names of the man from Low Bentham that died in action. He also made 75 wooden crosses and a further 270 plastic ones that can be purchased and personalised with the name of your relative that died in battle in any wars past and present.

A small service is taking place at the rose garden on Saturday, November 10, at 11am, the day before Remembrance Sunday, when a pop up cafe will be at the old post office for refreshments.

Offers of cakes and buns will be gratefully received.

Proceeds from the morning's event will be shared between Help the Heroes and the British Legion.

At 11am on Saturday, November 10, Reverend Anne Russell, of St John the Baptist Church, will conduct a small service in the rose garden.

Also on Saturday at 2pm there is to be a service at St John the Baptist Church, Low Bentham, to dedicate the new war memorial which will unite the war memorials of High and Low Bentham for both World War One and World War Two.

The congregation will be joined by Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band.

The church will also be holding a service on Remembrance Sunday.