Marking Remembrance Day: 11th November, 2025

Staff and pupils from Years 3 to 8 gathered in St. Martin’s Church today, for a special service to mark Remembrance Day.

Reverend B Hicks welcomed children with a reading from John 14.27, before everyone stood to sing Make me a Channel of Your Peace.

A wreath was laid by Heads of School Sidney and Martha, then Bea played The Last Post before we all observed a two-minute silence.

During a heartfelt address, our guest speaker Major (Retd) Victor McWilliams spoke about his time in the army, and what Remembrance Day means to him and his family. He also explained what thankful villages are, pointing out that there 14 ‘doubly thankful’ villages in England and Wales which means they lost no service personnel during World Wars One and Two: Stocklinch in South Somerset being one of these.

The Senior Choir performed The Last to Leave, a beautiful piece of music composed by our Head of Classics Mrs Besterman, to support a poem written by Leon Gellert.

Prayers were led by the Headmaster and Prefects Alexia and Amir, before the second and final hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind.