Wakefield knitter creates Remembrance tributes with postbox toppers and purple poppies
A Wakefield knitter whose colourful postbox toppers have become a much-loved feature in the village has created a series of tributes for Remembrance this year.
Lynn Clegg has put a soldier on the village postbox in her village of Walton and made a horse-themed topper for Pinderfields Hospital to remember animals.
She has also made more than 100 purple poppies for a Royal British Legion stall at Asda Wakefield.
She said: “I’ve got the soldier on our village postbox and the horse to remember the animals on the Pinderfields Hospital topper.
"I couldn’t make the purple poppies fast enough. They sold straight away.”
Lynn began making postbox toppers during the Covid lockdown in 2020.
Having to isolate, she took up knitting and crocheting to keep busy and give herself something else to focus on.
Since then, her creations have marked occasions including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the coronation of King Charles III, D-Day and the Royal British Legion’s centenary.
Her designs have also celebrated local sport, seasonal events and awareness campaigns.
In 2023, Lynn said villagers had nicknamed her “the Banksy of Walton” and that she changed her toppers roughly every three weeks, keeping people guessing about what would appear next.
Wakefield is preparing to mark Remembrance across the district.
The city’s annual wreath-laying service will take place on Sunday, November 8, with a parade leaving the West Door of Wakefield Cathedral at 10.40am before the service at the nearby War Memorial.
