Talk
5 Nov 2025 | 2.30pm | Rausing Building
£7 (includes tea and cake)
Tickets are available online and in the Athelstan Museum shop
In this talk Bill King will explain how, following the Great War of 1914 – 18, the Poppy came to be recognised and adopted as the symbol of Remembrance for those who died.
The Poppy is now seen as the symbol of Remembrance for all those who have died in conflicts through to the present day.
NOTE:
Doors open at 2.15pm
Tea and cake is served at 2.30pm
Talk starts at 3.00pm