poppies on the pier

Need inspiration?

There are plenty of beautiful poppy patterns online, or you can use one of the free patterns from the Royal British Legion below. Choose the style that suits you best and get creating!

Donation Points

Once you've made your poppies, if you're local you can drop off them off at a number of venues around Southend:

Southend Pier & Railway, Western Esplanade, Southend, Essex, SS1 1EE
Any Southend Library branch:
- Leigh Library, Broadway West, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2DA
- Kent Elms Library, 1 Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU
- Westcliff Library, 649 London Road, Westcliff, Essex, SS0 9PD
- The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend, Essex, SS1 1NS
- Southchurch Library, 221 Lifstan Way, Southend, Essex, SS1 2XG
- Shoeburyness Library, Delaware Road, Southend, Essex, SS3 9NS
Southend Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend, Essex, SS2 6ER
Westcliff Wools, 197 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, Essex, SS0 7EL
Corringham Fire Station, Fobbing Road, Corringham, Essex, SS17 9BN

Or alternatively, if you're not local you can post your poppies to:

Southend Pier & Railway, Western Esplanade, Southend, Essex, SS1 1EE

NB: Don’t forget to include your name and location with your finished poppy if you’d like to be listed on our contributors page on the website!

Donation Deadline: 26 September 2025

This event has been kindly sponsored by Tea with the Tide

FAQs

Can I sew a poppy?

Can children or beginners take part?

What colour poppy can I make?

I can’t knit or crochet – can I still get involved?

Can I add a leaf?

Can I add a pin or join many poppies together?

Do I need to register to make a poppy?

Can my class/community group get involved?

As a poignant tribute for Remembrance Day, from 5 - 16 November 2025, we hope to transform Southend Pier with a yarnbomb display of knitted and crocheted poppies.

Our aim is to line the entire length of the world's longest pleasure pier (1.33 miles) with a trail of poppies, and that's where we need your help!

How you can help

For us to reach our goal of lining the 1.33 miles of the pier, we're calling on the creative community to help us by making as many poppies as you can!

Whether you knit or crochet, every poppy is special and your handiwork will join a river of red, stretching along the pier and making this tribute truly unforgettable. We need as many poppies as possible, so whether you can make one or one hundred, each one matters and you'll be a part of something truly special.