At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the whole Country will go silent to commemorate those who lost their lives during the war. The red remembrance Poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day which comes from the poem In Flanders Fields. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields in World War I; their bright red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war and has been used ever since. Every year at Ashton-Sixth Form College, we hold a remembrance memorial and this year is no different. We gathered in the courtyard and listened to the Public Services student lead the ceremony. As the bugle played the soldiers ‘Last Post’, we stood together in silence to remember those who have fallen. After talking to some of the students and asking them what Remembrance Day means to them, the answer was “to show appreciation to our soldiers and everything they have done for our country.” Once the 2 minute silence had finished, we watched as the poppy leaves were blown into the air to represent the fallen soldiers and our gratitude.  

Reported by Asha Mistry

Photography by Morgan Baker