St Andrew’s Prep remembers the fallen
St Andrew’s Prep gathered together this morning to join the nation to remember all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts and wars.
A Remembrance Service was held for staff, pupils and their families in the School Chapel and then, at 11am, the time the armistice was signed at the end of the First World War, the school gathered outside for a two minute silence.
In chapel, Deputy Headmaster, Gordon Ferguson and Head Girl Annabelle Neal told the story of Kirianne, the wife of one of the fallen servicemen in Afghanistan and the Brownies explained the significance of the poppy. Children from Years 6 to 8 gave a moving performance of In Flanders Field by John McCrae and the Monday and Senior Choirs performed We Will Remember Them by Peter Thompson and Blessing by Katie Bart. Wreaths were laid by the Head Boy and Head Girl and The Last Post and Reveille were played by brass players from Eastbourne College. Many memorials in the chapel mark the 91 boys and staff who lost their lives in the First World War and the 69 Old Androvians and teachers who were killed in the Second World War.
At 11am exactly, with the school gathered together outside, Music teacher Michelle Eldridge played The Last Post and Reveille either side of a period of silent reflection. The music drifted poignantly across the St Andrew’s Prep fields and on to the headland which would have been one of the last sights many airmen would have seen as they flew out over East Sussex.
