YOUNG ceramists are to create a field of poppies and transform their school quad into a poignant art installation of remembrance.

Students at Risedale Sports and Community College at Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, will mould, fire and paint up to 1,000 poppies inspired by the stunning display at the Tower of London last year.

Individually numbered with a certificate of authenticity, they will then be sold for £5 each to students, staff, families and members of the community to raise funds for the Royal British Legion.

The school’s ceramicist Sheila Plews and service children advocates Helen Porritt and Ewan Thomson have been working on a prototype poppy.

And local primary schoolchildren will also be offered the chance to make a poppy and secure a place in the history of the school.

The sea of poppies will be created in time for this year’s Remembrance Day celebrations and then dismantled and delivered to their new owners.

Progress and a countdown to the 1,000 target will be available on the school’s Facebook page.

Mrs Porritt said: “Almost half of our students are from forces families and another 25 per cent are ex-military so the Royal British Legion is a cause very close to our hearts.”

Anyone interested in securing a poppy should contact helen.porritt@risedale.org.uk.