THE Lion Salt Works Museum’s Poppy Appeal Wall of Remembrance was well attended during Remembrance Weekend, with extra tours being run to meet demand to see this special memorial to The First World War.

Visitors were able to go on special guided tours to see the wall of more than 1,000 hand-made poppies and to look at the ‘From Salt To Somme’ exhibition.

The exhibition was based on stories, documents, photos and objects shared by residents of Marston, Northwich and Cheshire at January’s First World War roadshow.

It recreated the human story behind what life was like for local people at the battlefront and for those who remained behind.

Nigel Meyrick, organiser of the exhibition, was available on both days to talk visitors through the exhibition, which prompted visitors to talk about and remember their own personal First World War stories.

More than two dozen poppies were made during the weekend by children visiting the ‘Wall of Remembrance’ and many moving notices were left on the Poppy board.

Councillor Louise Gittins, Cabinet at Cheshire West and Chester Council, said: “We are grateful to everyone who knitted a poppy for the ‘Wall of Remembrance’ and would particularly like to thank Crafty Stitches of Northwich and their knitting group for the huge effort they put into producing the 1,000 exquisite poppies.

“In 2018, to mark the end of The First World War we hope to increase the poppies from 1,000 to 5,000 and hold another event to commemorate the end of the Great War.”