A poppy mural made from thousands of thank you notes is set to be installed at MOD Lyneham in Wootton Bassett.

BBC Radio Cornwall has been asking people to send in photos of themselves holding the name of someone in the military they want to thank.

These photos will be transformed into a stunning mural of a poppy which will be placed in the Memorial Garden at the REME Museum Lyneham, located at the entrance of MOD Lyneham.

MOD Lyneham is the base where fallen soldiers who served in Afghanistan were repatriated.

The piece will also be exhibited in Coventry in the build-up to it being UK City of Culture 2021. It will be exhibited 80 years to the month since 500 German bombers destroyed much of the city in an overnight air raid.

Mary Sanders, Senior News Editor at BBC England, said: “We all know someone who serves or has served in the military. Sometimes it’s hard to find the words to thank them for the years or even decades they spent in uniform.

“This is our chance to thank them. We hope this poppy, made up of a thousand thank you notes, will be a fitting tribute to the British heroes who died in battle, and those who continue to serve.”

You can upload a photo by visiting the station website at www.bbc.co.uk/radiocornwall.

War veteran Simon Weston CBE is backing the campaign.

He said: “So few people will be able to get poppies this year – especially with so many sellers shielding at home. If people can’t buy a poppy, they can be a part of a poppy in the way that I’ve done.

“It would be great if they would still make a contribution because the work of the British Legion doesn’t stop; it’s 24/7, 365 days a year “

The BBC is collecting photos until tomorrow (November 8). An online version of the mural will be released on November 11.