SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE AT LORD WANDSWORTH COLLEGE

13 Nov 2015

Today, residents from Long Sutton and children from Long Sutton primary school came together with pupils and staff at Lord Wandsworth College to commemorate Armistice Day, marking the end of the 1st World War.

750 people gathered around the flagpole at 11am to remember those who had fallen. The Guard of Honour from Lord Wandsworth’s Combined Cadet Force marched onto the parade, followed by the Headmaster, Governors, Heads of College, pupils from Long Sutton Primary School and residents of the village.

Lord Wandsworth College Chaplain, Pete Maidment, led the service. Sixth Former, Ben Baily, played The Last Post on the Bugle to signal the one minute’s silence, followed by the Reveille. Heads of College, Charlie Morrell-Brown and Dani Baker, read out the names of those from Long Sutton who died in WW1. Wreaths were laid, along with crosses from each boarding house, at the foot of the flagpole.

It was a special moment for the Long Sutton community to gather together, stop and remember.

Headmaster Adam Williams said, “It was very moving to see our whole community come together as one to pay our respects to those who lost their lives in the Great War. As those aged between 4 and 84 gathered on the hill that overlooks the village and beyond, there was a palpable pause and sense of reflection.”

Photo: Iona Irvine and Matteo Toriati from Long Sutton Primary School lay a wreath