Date/Time
Date(s) - Friday 13 May 2022
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location
The Poppy Factory

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The Poppy Factory has been an integral part of Richmond since the 1920s.  Today the Poppy Factory still makes Remembrance products there, and it also supports veterans into all kinds of employment across England and Wales.  2022 marks both The Poppy Factory’s Centenary and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  The tour will highlight the special relationship between The Poppy Factory and the Royal Family.  We will learn the history of the Factory and you will be able to have a go at making your own remembrance poppy.  We will also learn how veterans still make Royal and Regimental wreaths by hand today. 

We will meet at The Poppy Factory, which is  on Petersham Road in Richmond.  The tour will last approximately two hours and includes tea/coffee and cake.  The cost is £18 per person.

For more information, or to sign up, please email membership@richmondhistory.org.uk

How to find the Poppy Factory

The Poppy Factory is a 15 minute walk from Richmond train station. You can also catch the 65 bus from Richmond station to the Compass Hill stop, which is outside the Poppy Factory’s visitor centre.

The entrance is a sharp turn on Petersham Road, opposite a colourful poppy pedestrian crossing, a few hundred yards from Richmond Bridge.

The Poppy Factory  to offer car parking  but passengers can be set down at the entrance to ther car park on arrival and collected after their visit.

Pay and display car parks are  available in Richmond town centre, around 10 minutes’ walk.

The Poppy Factory on Petersham Road in Richmond. Photo: Nickeaglesfield/Wikimedia Commons