Cumbrian blacksmith forges poppies for Belgian cenotaph

Blacksmith Alan Dawson is working on a special commemoration. Credit: ITV Border

West Cumbrian blacksmith Alan Dawson is working on a special project to mark 100 years since the First World War's Battle of Ypres.

From his workshop in Branthwaite he's designed a panel and made 40 steel poppies for a cenotaph in Belgium.

Alan is making 40 steel poppies for the cenotaph. Credit: ITV Border

Blacksmiths from around the world are taking part in the project.

Alan will be travelling out to Belgium in September to help put the cenotaph together, and is hopeful millions of people will see the results.