Mount Carmel High School pupils and staff paid respect to all who have lost their lives in service for their country.
The occasion was marked with a service attended by 800 pupils and staff in the school yard.
A gathering reflection was read by Year 10 pupil Jayden followed by a prayer read by Deputy Headteacher Mr Dugdale and a poem about the Accrington Pals which was both written and read by Curriculum Leader for History Miss Mortensen who explained the significance of the tribute to the Accrington Pals from the East Lancashire Regiment.
Assistant Pastoral Leader Mr Livesey, who is a former Army Warrant Officer Class One serving for over 24 years and Year 7 pupil Jess presented poppy wreaths as a sign of respect.
The Last Post was played followed by a respectful two minutes silence and then the Reveille. Religious Education Curriculum Leader Mr Davies then read a concluding prayer.
Miss Mortensen explained to pupils that Remembrance Day is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life. She explained "We remember the Armed Forces, and their families, from Britain and the Commonwealth, the vital role played by the emergency services and those that have lost their lives as a result of conflict or terrorism. In Accrington we have a special connection to World War One because of the Accrington Pals."
This short poem was read to Mount Carmel pupils and staff in memory of those brave men.
Come on lads join up with your friends,
Let's bring this frightful war to an end,
Make Accrington proud
Stand out from the crowd
Stand with your friends
Stand with them till the end
When the guns roar
And the blood pours
And the losses are hard to bear
In a community where everyone cares
Where everyone loses some one
On the Somme to those terrible guns
Thank you to our uniformed pupils who took part in the service of remembrance and to those pupils who have sold poppies in school for the Royal British Legion; Daisie and Sophia (Army cadets), Alesha (Air cadet), Alex (Sea cadet), Jess (Royal British Legion), Maddie and Jayden (Police cadets).
Remembrance Day 2022
