MEMBERS of the public are being invited to walk a poppy trail in Chester commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War.

On Sunday, November 11, following on from the Upton-by-Chester Royal British Legion remembrance parade and service, the Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park group is inviting members of the public to join them in walking their WWI poppy trail.

The poppy trail is part of the Fallen for the Fallen project, created by the Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park and local councillor Jill Houlbrook, to help people remember in the centenary year the 27 men named on the Upton-by-Chester War Memorial who died during the First World War.

Importantly, this trail also remembers soldiers like Geoffrey Ashe, a Private with the Cheshire Regiment, who survived the war but died soon after as a result of his war wounds.

It also commemorates those families and others who were affected in so many ways by what has been called the Great War.

Since Fallen for the Fallen was launched in March, a 3km trail that people can walk, guided by carved poppies, through the streets of Upton and then across fields into the Countess of Chester Country Park has been created.

During this journey, they will see the names of those who gave their lives and are remembered on the war memorial.

At the end of the poppy trail, they will reach a memorial bench with a single poppy bearing the name of Geoffrey Ashe and in the distance, they will see a painted red poppy which will help people to focus and reflect on all those affected in so many ways by the events of 1914-18.

Those interested in joining the group are advised to meet at Upton War Memorial at 12.15pm. For those who have attended the earlier remembrance event, they can join the walk at the British Legion at 12.30pm.

At the end of the walk, at 1.30pm, a short service of remembrance will take place by the Fallen for the Fallen Memorial Bench in the Countess of Chester Country Park conducted by the Hospital Chaplain, Rev John Kingsley.

A spokesperson for the Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park group said: "It would be lovely to see as many people as possible help us remember those who were affected, in so many ways, on this special 100th Armistice Day.

"Meanwhile, don't miss out on seeing the wonderful mural which accompanies this project, created by pupils from all the Upton schools, in the cloisters of Chester Cathedral."