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Date Published: 31/10/2019
ARCHIVED - Camposol poppy cascade pays tribute to the fallen
Thousands of hours of love have gone into building this extraordinary knitted tribute
On Sunday the fruit of thousands of hours of patient knitting, crocheting and sewing was unveiled as the ladies of the Saint Nicholas Ecumenical Church and their friends proudly presented the fruits of their labours in a simple ceremony attended by the Mayor of Mazarrón, Gaspar Miras and the councillor for Camposol and foreign residents (Silvana Buxton).
Over 4,000 poppies have been made during the last two years, and these have been sewn into a stunning poppy cascade as well as a striking altarpiece for the church, a labour of love which supports the annual Poppy Appeal run by the Royal British Legion.
The Saint Nicholas Ecumenical Church is itself a testament to the community spirit which resides amongst the international, indeed multinational, community both in and around the municipality of Mazarrón and is located on the Camposol urbanisation, the largest of the many residential urbanisations built for sale to international buyers during the Spanish building boom of the 1990’s and early “noughties”.
Home to thousands of international residents, Mazarrón contains the highest percentage of foreign residents of any of the 45 municipalities within the Region of Murcia, many of whom prefer to worship in their native language, and through community effort and dedication have founded their own Ecumenical church to offer services in both English and German.
Fully registered as a legal church within Spain, it is run by an elected council of church members and is located within a property purchased by the church itself following years of fundraising, converted and consecrated as a place of worship, providing an important central footstone of the international community.
Activities such as this to create the stunning poppy cascade unveiled on Sunday are part of the fabric which is glued together by the faith of its members and provides support, friendship and fellowship to those who choose to participate to whatever degree in its activities.
The ladies who made this wonderful piece of art chose to use both red and purple poppies in their creation, supporting the annual Poppy Appeal was first launched in 1921, aiming to not only remember all those who died in the bloody battles of the First World War, but also raised money for the families of service men and women who had perished, the red poppy chosen to reflect the drifts of red poppies which sprung from the blood-soaked fields of northern France and Belgium.
Since then millions of pounds has been raised to help those affected by not only the first, but also the Second World Wars, with poppies sold worldwide, including here in Spain.
In recent years expressions of solidarity through the use of the powerful image of poppies has become more commonplace, one of the most extraordinary being the fields of ceramic poppies created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper in 2014 which encircled the Tower of London, although as is normal in this world, there has been disagreement over the symbolism of the red poppy and the emergence of two alternative poppy colours used in public tributes.
Some refuse to wear red poppies claiming the symbolism of red poppies has become a political tool to justify war, and the peace Pledge Union now distributes around 10,000 white poppies a year to “remember all those killed in war" and seeking to bring an end to "the exclusion of civilians from mainstream Remembrance events."
The Royal British Legion says it "defends the right to wear different poppies" and says that the red poppy "is a symbol of peace inclusive of all regardless of race, belief, origin, or sexual/gender identity.”
Purple poppies are also included in the knitted tribute of the Camposol ladies, commemorating the eight million horses and donkeys, as well as the untold millions of other animals killed during the First World War and worldwide in multiple wars of our own making.
The Cascade will remain on display for 3 weeks, with the following open days for viewing.... Wednesday 30th October 11 - 1pm & Wednesday 6th November 11 - 1pm ; everyone is invited to come along and view the Poppy Cascade at these times and to join the ladies for refreshments and chat.
St Nicholas Ecumenical Church
Calle Sobrija 2248, D20,Urb Camposol, Mazarron (this is clearly signposted driving down onto the D Sector)
Regular Services and Times:
1st Sunday of every month: Songs of Praise 10.30am
2nd Sunday of every month: Holy Communion 10.30am
3rd Sunday of every month: Morning Prayer 10.30am
4th Sunday of every month: Holy Communion 10.30am
5th Sunday of every month: Family Service 10.30am
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