kevin reide went to see it. idea was to get 11,610 poppies and put them on display in st mary's church in warwick, each one representing each soldier of the royal warwickshire regiment who died during the first world war, but they've been inundated with well over 60,000 being sent in. it's just, wow. people walk in and that's their reaction. they might have seen photos in the press or on social media, but to see actually it in person, you can't beat it. there are poppies from local primary schools, local people, but also as far afield as the united states, canada and africa. and these have been sent over from the people of warwick in australia — that's how far word has spread. janet, from warwick, warwickshire, decided she would crochet 1,000, but ended up making 2,000. they now make up this important part of the display. my first reaction when i came in the evening that they launched was, "oh, my goodness." and a great lump came into my throat, i couldn't speak, i had a tear in my eye and i was just overwhelmed