Our Remembrance tribute at the Woodmans Arms

Our Remembrance tribute at the Woodmans Arms

We funded these correx poppy signs and attached them to the iron railings at the Woodmans Arms roundabout in #Thundersley this week ready for Remembrance Day. Hopefully they will inspire passers by to make a donation to the Royal British Legion #poppyappeal

If you are passing the Woodmans Arms roundabout on Rayleigh Road at #thundersley this week please take a look our poppies which are displayed on the railings. We hope that you like them, a fitting tribute in Remembrance. #lestweforget





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