CHULMLEIGH Community College and Chulmleigh Primary School assembled to mark the centenary of Armistice Day, and to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom.

Head Boy Henry Huxtable and Head Girl Esme Hazelden read “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon, before two minutes silence and the playing of the Last Post.

Henry said: “My father served in the Armed Forces, and so I am even more aware of the sacrifices made by those in service of our country. I was honoured to share such poignant words with the rest of my school.”

Pupils presented a wreath on behalf of our schools at the Chulmleigh Remembrance Service on Sunday, December 11.

Also for Remembrance, Years 7, 8 and 9 pupils made poppies which have been turned into a dress, as a fitting emblem to remember those who lost their lives and hope for the future.

The dress was displayed in Chulmleigh’s St Mary Magdalene Church.  

The making of the poppies initiated discussion through which pupils have explored and researched their own families’ involvement in both WW1 and WW2, as well as more recent armed conflicts, and some pupils chose to dedicate their poppy to a family member who lost their life during World War One.  

Mr Johnson, Executive Headteacher said: “I am very proud of the respect and dignity shown by our pupils today, and of the understanding our young people have of the importance of freedom and peace.”