107-YEAR-OLD resident unveils poppy display at Salisbury care home.

On Friday, November 9, staff and residents from Avonbourne Care Centre invited the public to join them in a service commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War, as well as unveiling their wall of hand-made poppies.

More than 500 poppies were made by care home residents and staff, family members, Old Sarum Nursery and Girl Guide Rainbows, that were displayed on the wall in the shape of a 100 figure.

Help for Heroes visited the care home before the event to join residents in creating the poppies, and general manager at the care home, Peter Bartlett said: “You should have seen the smiles on our residents' faces after Help for Heroes visited, it truly was a wonderful day for everyone involved. I can’t thank the staff and help for heroes enough.”

The service included a reading from Matt Levinson of St Francis’s Church and a two-minutes silence, before 107-year-old Phyllis Hayley cut the ribbon unveiling the community's hard work.

Peter said the service was "absolutely superb", adding: "We had more people from the community than expected and it was just incredible, even with the rain.

"Obviously it's about memories and the Armistice, it's also about the community coming together and joining the residents that live here, enriching their lives here."

From knitted to being made using paper and clay, the crafted poppies can be seen on the wall outside the entrance to the care home.