Hundreds of pupils gather at Chichester school to remember those who have fallen

By Sam Pole
Published 12th Nov 2021, 08:55 BST
Students at Westbourne House School gathered to remember the fallen on Thursday, November 11 SUS-211211-083244001Students at Westbourne House School gathered to remember the fallen on Thursday, November 11 SUS-211211-083244001
Students at Westbourne House School gathered to remember the fallen on Thursday, November 11 SUS-211211-083244001
Hundred of pupils and staff at Westbourne House School on Coach Lane in Chichester, joined together to remember those servicemen and women who lost their lives in the First World War and in subsequent conflicts fighting for their country.

At 11am on Thursday, November 11, a Westbourne House school pupil played The Last Post on the trumpet from the balcony above the school entrance.

Westbourne House Headmaster, Martin Barker, explained to the pupils who all lined up in front of the school: “The reason we are gathering here on this particular day, as we approach the 11th hour of the 11th day, of the 11th month, is because this is the time and date that saw the end of the First World War, in which tens of millions of lives were lost.

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