THIS year's Turn Tilehurst Red event, which usually sees the community coming together on Remembrance weekend, has instead inspired locals to set up their own poppy displays in windows of their homes.

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The official Turn Tilehurst Red Facebook group are urging residents to upload a picture of their home displays as part of a competition to commemorate Remembrance Day while following Covid-19 safety guidelines.

The winner will be decided by most likes by Sunday, November 8 at 4.30pm.

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Village Properties and Teescroft Electrical are sponsoring this competition.

Homes and buildings across the village have been decorated in support of the Poppy Appeal, with touching displays showing huge poppies, soldiers and signs reading "Lest we Forget".

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Phillip Costello's display depicts an injured soldier wearing a face mask and surrounded by poppies.

He said: "It was to highlight the younger veterans and soldiers injured in recent conflicts" as well as the world wars.