St Paul’s Primary School joined Father John, parents and carers at St Paul’s Church on Friday 8th November 2024 from 9:15am – 10am for our Remembrance Service. If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry, we filmed the entire service for you to enjoy here today. Please click on the play button to watch.

About Remembrance Day:

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War in 1919 to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. The day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of First World War hostilities.

Hostilities formally ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” of 1918, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. (“At the 11th hour” refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am.) The First World War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.

Please come and join us if you can.