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A wonderful display of ceramic poppies has been unveiled at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The poppies will be on display from Easter until the end of August.

Lancaster surrounded by a sea of ceramic poppies.
(Credit IBCC)

The IBCC Lancaster Poppy Display is formed from over 20,000 individually handcrafted ceramic poppies, with some shaped into a Lancaster Bomber. The installation at IBCC honours the 80th anniversary of VE Day and will be on display from Easter until the end of August.

There are also 617 handcrafted poppies on the Memorial Spire, in honour of 617 Squadron (the Dambusters).

The Lancaster poppy display was created by local artist Darius Sirmulevicius. He said he was pleased with people’s reactions to the display and added: “I have put my heart and soul into this.”

Artist Darius Sirmulevicius in front of the display.
(Credit: IBCC)

You can purchase one of the 20,000 beautiful ceramic poppies from the installation, commemorating a loved one or remembering those we have lost in conflict at https://internationalbcc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61531…

Twenty thousand of these poppies make up the display.
(Credit: IBCC)

The International Bomber Command Centre is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, England, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command’s extensive losses of aircraft and crews during the Bombing of Germany during World War II.