Large red poppies have been appearing all around the Market Place in Ross-on-Wye as the town gears up for the launch of the remembrance season.

The national launch of this year’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal takes place on October 26th and, as Ross has always marked the launch date, the Ross Branch will meet at the RBL Planter, Broad Street, Ross at 11am.

In addition, on October 26th, the Ross-on-Wye Poppy Shop will be opened at 10am. The Poppy Shop will close on November 8th.

Members of the Smallbrook Gardens Knit and Natter group have been busy creating knitted poppies which will be on sale at Morrisons from October 26th and at the pop up charity shop from November 2nd.See the full story in this week’s edition of the Ross Gazette, or subscribe to our online edition here