09 Nov Care home resident knits 100 poppies for Remembrance Day

An Avery Park Care Home resident has hand-knitted 100 poppies to mark this year’s Remembrance Day and to raise funds for the Royal British Legion.

Margaret Cooper (92), who has been at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering, UK, for one year, has sold all of her poppies and donated £240 to the Royal British Legion.

Margaret, who has been a keen knitter since she was a young girl, said: “I just enjoyed creating the poppies and helping towards a good cause, I would be knitting them at 10.30pm at night, I love knitting.”

Cassie Ferguson, ‘Well-Being Lead’ at Avery Park Care Home, added: “Margaret’s dedication and generosity is truly inspiring. She took two months to knit her poppies and all of our staff and residents are proud of her tremendous achievement.”