People of all ages have made poppies for a village trail which opened last Thursday to commemorate the First World War.

Scores of Rowde residents have joined in the project to create a trail to make people think about those who died during the war and raise money for the Royal British Legion.

Hidden among the poppies will be a letter which will spell out a phrase. People pay £1 a time to take part in the trail, which will run until November 12. All money collected will go to the Royal British Legion.

Parish council chairman Jackie Bawden said: “The poppies are fantastic, more poignant and spectacular than I could have imagined.”

The trail grew from an idea to make the whole village a focus of a First World War commemoration, and all householders were asked to create a poppy of any size, from any material they chose, to go in their garden.

Some have created giant flowers out of paper and card while others have gone for much smaller varieties placed in individual plant pots.

They now come in glass, wood, felt, recycled materials, paper and plastic.

Amanda Boorman and her son Tremaine, five, really took the challenge to heart and in addition to making a poppy for their own garden they created many more to share with others.

Businesses and other organisations including the Village Shop, the Cross Keys, the George and Dragon, Slades Garage, Andy Goodfield, Rowde Primary, Rowdeford School, the church and the village hall have all joined in the trail.