{"id":2799,"date":"2014-05-13T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2799"},"modified":"2014-05-13T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T17:10:02","slug":"service-charities-to-receive-funding-from-tower-of-london-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/service-charities-to-receive-funding-from-tower-of-london-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Service charities to receive funding from Tower of London event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of ceramic poppies are set to appear in the Tower of London's moat later this year, marking 100 years since World War One.<\/p>\n<p>According to Historic Royal Palaces, this installation, featuring in excess of 800,000 ceramic flowers, is set to begin August 5th and end November 11th this year.<\/p>\n<p>Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, as it is called, is the work of Paul Cummins, a ceramic artist and Tom Piper, a stage designer.<\/p>\n<p>The Ceramic poppies involved are going to go on sale, each one costing &pound;25, with this sale starting once the installation is underway.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of service charities are going to be sharing the proceeds, which it is hoped will come to more than &pound;15 million.<\/p>\n<p>Combat Stress, Confederation of Service Charities, Help for Heroes, Coming Home, SSAFA and Royal British Legion are the charities involved in the project.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Combat Stress is honoured to be a charity partner in the Tower's thought-provoking programme marking the centenary of the First World War,&quot; commented the charity's director of fundraising and communications, Tim Brawn.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Combat Stress has supported over 100,000 Veterans affected by psychological wounds since 1919, and our work is as vital today as it was then,&quot; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The charity is helping more than 5,400 UK veterans at present, Mr Brawn went on, with this number growing.<\/p>\n<p>The Tower of London is a location with a lengthy military history and the forthcoming installation is set to provide a powerful way of reminding people about the commitment of people who go into service, he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The First World War took place between July 1914 and November 1918. 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