MEMBERS of the public are invited to help college students create a poppy dress, to commemorate 100 years since the Great War ended.

Creative Coleg Gwent students have updated the traditional Royal British Legion poppy symbol by creating versions using different colours, fabrics and designs.

Techniques, including fabric manipulation and 2D and 3D printing, were used by the group of 48 Level 3 students to create the poppy designs as part of their UAL Art and Design Extended Diploma course.

The poppies will be on sale for a small donation, at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus, on Tuesday, October 23.

The public are welcome to join staff and students in purchasing a poppy to pin to the installation dress, at the Crosskeys campus reception. Auschwitz survivor and war veteran, Ron Jones, will be unveiling the installation dress at 11am on the day.

The dress will travel to other venues, including John Lewis and St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, from October 23 until Remembrance Day on November 11.

Course Leader UAL art and design and fashion and textiles lecturer at Crosskeys campus, Natalie Thomas, said: "It’s great to give our students a chance to honour Remembrance Day in their own creative way using methods they’re learning in the classroom.

"We’re looking forward to seeing how the dress will look and encourage the public to pop into our campus to help donate to this exciting project for such a worthy cause."

The students taking part are on their first year of the new two-year course, which started in September. As the college is now an approved centre for the University of the Arts London awarding body, learners are gaining a range of skills so they can progress onto jobs in art and design, photography, fashion and textiles.

To enrol on the UAL Art and Design Extended Diploma, or any of the other arts subjects at the college, visit the Coleg Gwent website: www.coleggwent.ac.uk