SALTBURN’S “Knitting Nannas” have been creating woollen soldiers and poppies in support of a tapestry project marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The club of elderly knitters at Hazelgrove Court Care Home has been producing the little figures for The Longest Yarn, an 80m long knitted tapestry.
The project includes 80 panels of knitted scenes from the Second World War Normandy landings, with contributions coming from around the world.
The finished project is being displayed in the Notre-Dame Church, in Carentan-les-Marais, north-western France until September 1.
The knitting club at Hazelgrove Court got involved after the home’s activities coordinator Sharon Lewis learned of The Longest Yarn project on social media.
The home has sent more than 40 knitted poppies and 25 miniature soldiers so far, with a further 25 soldiers still in production.
They are being sold on The Longest Yarn Etsy shop to support the project, which will be touring Europe, outreach activities, and various veterans’ charities.
The Knitting Nannas received a parcel of French biscuits and a thank you card from the project organisers as a gesture of appreciation for their support.
Residents at Hazelgrove Court have also been sending handwritten thank you cards to D-Day veterans via The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society, which set up a project called The D-Day 80 Thank You Card Drop.