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Barnsley Group Cancels Poppy Display Amid New Regulations
10/19/2025
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- The Hoyland Remembrance and Parade Group in Barnsley, England, has canceled its poppy display due to new council regulations.
- Traditionally, the group places over 350 wooden poppies on lampposts to honor local soldiers.
- Guidelines restrict attaching poppies to posts with road signs and require installations to be above head height.
- Liam Hill said the decision was theirs, not the council's, and the group hopes to collaborate on future displays.
