TWO North Yorkshire brothers have been producing a poppy display for this year's remembrance day having learned to sew during the Second World War.

Eric Starsmore, 80, and Walter Ross, 88, and Peter Gibbon, 86, decided to pick up their knitting needles for the first time in years.

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The residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, were nicknamed the "knitting brothers" by staff after they offered to help with the display.

The brothers produced dozens of wool poppies arranged into the famous "unknown Tommy", silhouette.

Visitors to the care home will be asked to guess how many poppies are on the display for £1 and all the proceeds will go to The Royal British Legion.

Peter and Walter both learned to knit during the Second World War, when they produced warm clothing for soldiers on the front line.

Eric can recall his mother doing the same before he picked up the skill when he got older.

Mr Ross, said: "I remember knitting socks for the soldiers and being told this would prevent them from getting trench foot, which was very serious and could cause a soldier to lose their foot.

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"My Mam would knit balaclavas."

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