Poppies to turn Middleton Beach red in honour of Anzacs

A red sea of poppies will bloom at Middleton Beach when tens of thousands of handmade flowers are planted to form a map of Australia and New Zealand in honour of the Anzacs tomorrow.

The Middleton Beach group is running the project in commemoration of Anzac Day this year, after a similar project for last year's convoy centenary, where the number 30,000 was formed with the poppies to recognise the number of troops who left from the shores of Albany in 1914.

Middleton Beach Group's Pat Kerruish said the poppies - which were made by hundreds of people, including school students and retirement village residents - would be used in different guises every year until Armistice Day in 2018.

"We have 32,000 poppies on hand," she said.

"We want everyone who is in town to plant one poppy or more … and take a moment to remember."

The map is expected to take up an area of 12m by 9m on the beach.

Mrs Kerruish said people would be able to write personal messages in dedication to the Anzacs in a book that would be on site.

Planting will begin tomorrow and Saturday at 7am until dusk.