About the event

The Flanders' Field of Poppies tribute will be displayed beside the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres (now Ieper), Belgium, close to the area that bore some of the heaviest fighting of the Great War. Our "Flanders' Field" will be a poignant reminder of the courage and valour shown in desperately difficult circumstances.

On Tuesday 9 November, a team from the Legion will drive to Ypres in Flanders with the poppies and on Wednesday 10 November, will plant the poppies on the banks surrounding the Menin Gate and on the field above the Gate as well. Our Flanders' Field of Poppies will be in full bloom for Armistice Day on Thursday 11 November 2010.

On Armistice Day itself, a service will be held at St George's chapel at 10.00am, followed by a procession to the Menin Gate. There will be a service at the Menin Gate after the 2 minutes silence at 11.00am. The service is being organised by The Last Post Association and will be attended by representatives of the Legion together with thousands of people making the pilgrimage to Ypres to pay their respects.