Remembrance Day

Mr Wilson greeted the pupils gathered on the terrace and grass, explaining that, in a few moments, they would stand together in silent remembrance.

More than a hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns of the First World War finally fell silent. Ever since, we have paused on this day to remember the men and women who served in that war and in the conflicts that have followed. Many of those who lost their lives were not much older than the oldest pupils standing here today.

Mr Wilson explained that the poppies worn by the pupils today grow in fields where so many lives were lost. They serve as a reminder that something beautiful can still grow, even after such great loss.

The words of remembrance were then shared:

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."

The Student Leaders then delivered a beautiful reading of The Soldier by Rupert Brooke, followed by Mrs Jones sounding the Last Post, marking the beginning of the two minutes' silence.

As the sound of Reveille echoed across the grounds, the words of remembrance continued:

"When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, we gave our today."

Pupils and staff stood together in quiet reflection, paying their respects and honouring those who have served and sacrificed. The silence was maintained as everyone respectfully returned to their learning.

We will remember them.