Colourful visit

Selina Venier editor@thedailyjournal.ink

There was colour and merriment, as well as the utmost respect shown, when Fun

Over 50 Holidays came to the Granite Belt last week.

Calling their guests the "Funstars", the group were at the Amiens Legacy Centre on April 24 and then took part in April 25 commemorations before returning home.

"We embarked on a helping hand holiday to the Granite Belt region, to honour the legacy of fallen ANZAC heroes by sewing a field of poppies at the Amiens Legacy Centre," a spokesperson for the group said.

"The dual-purpose of the Poppy Project was to restore the field to its former glory to provide visitors to the region with a unique, and vibrant setting to pay their respects and create an opportunity to inject funds into the local economy, for years to come.

"The money for the plants, soil preparation and irrigation system were donated to Amiens Legacy Centre from the Fun Over 50 Holidays Greenbank, a fund which exists on the generous donations of guests."

The travel entity "donated their comfort-plus Gold Class Coach for the occasion and Greenbank funds were also used to make a five-hundred-dollar contribution to the Amiens State School to build a vegetable garden".

"Funstars travelled from across Queensland for the project, with one individual even flying down from Townsville in North Queensland," the spokesperson said.

In November, Fun Over 50 Holidays will revive their renowned "Cherries, Berries Poppies and Wine" tour series to coincide with the summer harvest and Remembrance Day to see poppies in flower.