Residents at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village who created a knitted effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to mark the late monarch’s Platinum Jubilee have spoken of their sadness at her death. A letter sent from Balmoral Castle in August said Her Majesty had been “interested to see the splendid photos” of their creation and “touched by the care taken by all those involved”.
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A group of residents at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village, off Coldharbour Lane, have spent nearly 200 hours creating a knitted effigy of the Queen to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The figure was guest of honour at afternoon tea on Sunday (5th June 2022) as the 230 residents at the village came together to celebrate.
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The Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is looking to recruit more people to knit the famous red flower in readiness for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Each year, members of the RBL and other volunteers, set up stalls to raise money for their welfare fund. This originally started with the sale of the paper poppies and a
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