A 10-week programme of events will tie in with the Weeping Window poppies installation, when it goes on display at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall next month.

With the countdown to the iconic sculpture’s 7 November unveiling now underway, a participation programme called ‘Who Will You Remember?’ is also said to be in the pipeline.

The series of free and ticketed musical events, workshops and performances will take place in and around the landmark hall, which will play host to the section of the wider Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red sculpture until 17 January next year.

Having been created by artist Paul Cummins and installation designed by Tom Piper, last year’s original poppies display at HM Tower of London was created to mark the centenary of the First World War.

‘Who Will You Remember?’ will aim to help people of all ages to learn more about the monuments, buildings, exhibitions and archives of Liverpool and the parts they played in conflicts, encouraging personal remembrance and reflection and inspiring debate.

Events announced so far include Writing on the Wall’s Black Poppies, which will see internationally renowned poet Levi Tafari lead creative writing workshops inspired by the stories of the plight of black soldiers, seafarers and workers when their military service came to an end in 1919.

Meanwhile a ticketed hour-long ‘Stories in Stone’ walking tour around the monuments and memorials of St George’s Plateau and St George’s Gardens will be led by Deborah Mulhearn. It will tell stories of the city at times of war through the eyes of writers including Helen Forrester, Wilfred Owen, Charles Dickens, Shirley Hughes, Nicholas Monsarrat and Beryl Bainbridge.

For more information about Weeping Window and its accompanying events programme, visit www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/poppies.

Image: ©Richard Lea-Hair and Historic Royal Palaces

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