A SEA of red poppies cascaded from a stage at a secondary school, replicating the famous display created in London.

Pupils at The Hurst Community College, in Brimpton Road, Baug-hurst, made poppies out of card, paper and wire which were then joined together to create a tribute to those who lost their lives during the First World War.

The school made the sculpture after being inspired by Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, where 888,246 ceramic poppies were installed, each representing a life lost to war.

Around 2,000 poppies were made by pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 at The Hurst, and were the focal point of a remembrance assembly.

Sian Storey, head of art at the school, said: “Pupils learned about the fact that the display at the Tower of London, that each poppy represented a lost soul. The display went onto the stage and became part of our remembrance assembly.”

The poppies will be kept in the school’s reception area until the end of the year.