{"id":296651,"date":"2023-11-11T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296651"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:39:09","slug":"west-ham-stars-including-sir-trevor-brooking-visit-the-poppy-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/west-ham-stars-including-sir-trevor-brooking-visit-the-poppy-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham stars including Sir Trevor Brooking visit the Poppy Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EXCLUSIVE: West Ham stars join club legend Sir Trevor Brooking for a visit to the Poppy Factory to prepare the three wreaths that will be laid at the London Stadium on Remembrance Sunday ahead of Nottingham Forest clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poppy Factory worker Alex Conway got to meet his boyhood hero Brooking\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Richmond factory has been producing wreaths since its founding in 1922\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DOMINIC KING: I don&#8217;t understand what football is anymore &#8211; It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Trevor Brooking was among the West Ham stars of past, present and future who marked Remembrance Sunday by visiting the Poppy Factory in Richmond where wreaths commemorating the nation&#8217;s fallen heroes are made.<\/p>\n<p>Legend Brooking was joined by first-teamer Ben Johnson and academy starlet Ollie Scarles as they helped make three wreaths which will be laid at the London Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time a football club had visited the famous factory which has been frequented by various other famous faces over the decades, including by Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth II, on four occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The three West Ham representatives spoke to armed forces veteran and Hammers fan Alex Conway, listening to his touching story which included struggling with PTSD as he said: &#8216;It sounds dramatic, but the fact I came to the Poppy Factory probably saved my life.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Poppy Factory worker added: &#8216;It was good to meet one of my boyhood heroes. All the ups and downs and I&#8217;m still blowing bubbles.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77655941-12734963-image-a-33_1699630402603.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ben Johnson (left) and Ollie Scarles (centre) were among the West Ham stars present and future who took part in the wreath-making<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77656109-12734963-image-a-35_1699630486346.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Ham legend Sir Trevor Brooking was among those who learnt more about the craftsmanship of the Remembrance Sunday wreaths<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77656115-12734963-image-a-36_1699630504709.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The players met with lifelong Hammers fan and veteran Alex Conway who claimed that the Poppy Factory had &#8216;saved his life&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Brooking described the experience as a &#8216;privilege&#8217; and said: &#8216;There is always something very special about our fans paying tribute to the young men of the West Ham Pals Battalion, and all the other men and women who&#8217;ve served in our armed forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will be very proud to see the wreaths we&#8217;ve helped make unveiled at the Pals&#8217; memorial, and I&#8217;m very proud to be part of this great tradition in our country which says to all those who fought for our freedom that \u2013 however much time passes \u2013 we will ensure that their service and their sacrifice is never forgotten.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson added: &#8216;When they told us we would have to make poppies with one hand, I thought it was just to give us an extra challenge, but then when they explained the history and how the First World War\u00a0veterans had to learn to make them that way, it really brings home the sacrifice that they made, and why these moments of Remembrance matter so much.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will always think about that now when I wear the poppy or see these wreaths at the London Stadium, not just about the care that goes into making them, but all the tradition that it represents.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Scarles added: &#8216;I&#8217;m turning 18 in December, I think for me it&#8217;s important to realise that during the war, people of my age would be going off to fight with the West Ham Battalion or getting called up to play my part in the Second World War.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77656111-12734963-image-a-34_1699630475869.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The factory, based in Richmond, has played host to a number of famous visitors, including the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77656117-12734963-image-a-37_1699630511431.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The intricacies in making the wreaths quickly became apparent to the Hammers past, present, and future watching on<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/15\/77656119-12734963-image-a-38_1699630515403.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The three wreaths created at the factory will be laid on Remembrance Sunday ahead of West Ham&#8217;s home tie against Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is 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