On November 11, 100 special Tommies will pay their respects to those that have served and fallen in the line of duty for their country.
The silhouettes of the soldiers have been specially created for the Royal British Legion and will be placed round the World War One memorial at Carlisle cemetery for the service.
The touching tribute is the idea of Gillian MacDougall, a nurse at the Cumberland Infirmary who called on the Men In Sheds group from the Northern Fells Group to make them.
The figures are made from plywood, which Gillian has painted black and varnished and will represent all those who lost their lives in the Great War.
Gillian, of Carlisle, who is also a reserve army nurse said: “I wanted to do something special to mark the centenary of the Royal British Legion.
“I’m really pleased with how they have turned out. At the end of the day, I know what they represent.”
The regulars at the Men In Sheds group repair bikes, furniture and all sorts of general items that are brought to their base on the village green at Caldbeck. All donations go straight into the NFG fund.
The NFG is a community charity serving 3,700 residents in a rural area that covers Ireby and Uldale, Boltons, Westward and Rosley, Sebergham and Welton, Caldbeck, Castle Sowerby and Mungrisdale.
Its aims include combatting rural social isolation and deprivation, to improve access to services, to enable people to remain independent, living in their own homes and in the area.
After completing the 100 Tommies, the MIS team decided to make some plywood poppies for the legion as well.
Men In Sheds regular Steve Bowes came with the idea as a way of using the left-over pieces of plywood and 20 have been made.
Men In Sheds organiser Ken Graham said the team had enjoyed making the figures and added: “All the boys were keen to help and thought it was a really good idea.”
