EDITORIAL
Readings from the Remembrance Service :
THE GRANGE GREAT WAR GAZETTE
VOL. 4 ISSUE 1
Nov 2014
Apr 2014
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11 November 2014 Remembrance Service
Opening words from Mr Franklin :
Welcome to The Grange School Commemorations. We are
joined by members of the Sea Cadets, Marine Cadets, Air
Cadets and Army Cadets, who are all students of this school,
in order to emphasise the community links we have with the
military today - and the debt we owe to so many from the
past.
We are here to recall the 100 years that have passed since
the start of World War One and the huge sacrifice by very
many of our own relatives from that war, which took so many
young lives.
On this day we also remember the sacrifice of those men and
women who have given their lives in the service of their
country in other conflicts, including in World War Two and
in more recent conflicts.
This is not to glorify war, but rather to remind ourselves of
the cost of war - and the loss of family and friends that war
means.
This final edition of 2014 is dominated by the whole-school
remembrance service which took place on the morning of 11
November 2014. Very many staff and students were wearing their red poppies for the occasion, and the involvement
of many student members of the Cadet armed services added an extra poignancy to the event.
Once Mr Murray had invited everyone to join him in prayer
at the start of the service, George Dobbie gave a reading of
two very different poems connected to World War One.
Wilfred Owen’s poem reflects the deep concerns of many at
the waste of life brought about by the conflict, whilst the
words of Laurence Binyon represent the deep feelings of
100 Years Since Start of WWI - Commemorations
The Grange School organised a whole-school service to
commemorate in particular the passing of 100 years since the
start of World War One, which had such an impact on the
social fabric of the nation and the world at large, in terms of
the loss of life suffered, the resulting social upheaval caused,
and our very conception of the nature and destructive force of
modern warfare.
Students from the Air Cadets, Sea Cadets, Marine Cadets and
Army Cadets were invited to wear their uniforms as a mark of
respect to the fallen soldiers in both World War One and
succeeding conflicts around the world in which British
soldiers have fought and died. In addition, a student from St.
John’s Ambulance cadets was also in uniform, as a fitting
tribute to the invaluable work of this organisation across two
world wars and beyond.
Remembrance Service Details :
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Mr Franklin opened the service, noting the
sacrifice of past members of the armed forces
who have fought and died for their country.
Mr Murray offered a prayer for peace and in
memory of those who died in past conflicts.
Stuart Dobbie in the Sixth Form read out the
poem by Wilfred Owen - ‘Anthem for Doomed
Youth’ - followed by the words from the poem
‘They Shall not Grow Old…’
A whistle was blown - followed by 2 minutes
silence, immaculately observed by over 1300
students and staff at The Grange School.
Jack Ross from year 10 played the Last Post on
the trumpet, before the Cadets stood down.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Anthem for Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen
affection and respect to those who died in the service of
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
And bugles calling for them from sad shires.
What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
their country.
Two Union Jacks were held aloft and then lowered during
the two-minute silence by two members of the Air Cadets.
Joe Patton, the sergeant in the Army Cadets, brought the
cadets to attention and dismissed them from the service at
it’s close.
Hannah Marks organized a team of Sixth Formers to ensure
that the event was photographed and recorded on video.
Photographs have already been uploaded onto the school
They shall grow not old - Laurence Binyon
website and can be seen by the general public.
It must be said that the whole school can be proud of the
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
way it treated the day and the occasion. Mr Murray has
already congratulated students on their conduct during the
service.
Archie Dobson’s War
School Play - July 2015
have already auditioned for parts
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the Grange School summer production of
‘Archie Dobson’s War’ - based on the life of
a private in the British Army in World War
One. It will touch on the experiences of
ordinary solidiers in the trenches on the
Western Front, along with the impact on the
families and friends of those fighting in the
war.
Students from across the age-range are involved in the school play. It is a production
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See Ms Gater in the first instance for further
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ART COMPETITION :
A group of year 8 students are currently
working on the production of a piece of
artwork to reflect the soldier’s experience
on the Western Front, with the support of
Ms Child from the Art department. This
is a national competition organised by the
School Libraries Group.
GOOD LUCK to all those involved!
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