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Poppies at The Cube - 07/11/11

The Cube and local artist Temper are encouraging people to visit the iconic building in Birmingham to lay poppies by a special sculpture to commemorate Remembrance Day.

Situated around The Cube are sculptures created by Temper which are dedicated to 'the lovely people' of Birmingham and immortalise a real person who has proven themselves to be an inspiration to others and a source of pride to the city. One of these statues is of Gerda, a 98-year old Jewish woman in Birmingham, who lost members of her family in the holocaust during World War II.

Neil Edginton, director of The Cube, said: "To mark Remembrance Day we want as many people as possible to come and lay poppies by Gerda's sculpture which is situated outside the famous Adee Phelan Salon inside The Cube. We will also be making a donation to the Poppy Appeal and will lay the first poppies to get the ball rolling."

Temper, the artist who created the statues, said: "I think this is an excellent idea and really gets across the message of 'the lovely people'. My inspiration for these sculptures was situations just like this, its public art using the public. This is a real moving story of someone who was directly affected by World War II. So by people laying poppies at her sculpture would be a sympathetic and personal way to remember."

Poppies at The Cube - 07/11/11

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