This morning, Crookhorn College gathered in the Sports Hall to pay their respect, as part of our annual Whole College Act of Remembrance.

Almost a thousand people including students, staff, Governors and guests attended the service, led by Reverend Honeychurch.

The Act of Remembrance began with prayer and a unifying message of hope, with our thoughts to those who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms and liberties that we have today. After hearing about why it is so important to come together in remembrance, the College joined our choir in singing 'I Vow To Thee My Country'.

Our service continued with a presentation led by our Head of History, Mrs McClenaghan, and a selection of History students, who spoke about the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, highlighting how Portsmouth and the local area are connected to it and about the 'at-the-time' ordinary people who risked and gave their lives for our freedom.

After that, we listened to readings of the poems 'Normandy' and 'In Flanders Fields' from our Head Boy and Head Girl and our student cadets placed poppy wreaths at the front of the stage while our student Rock Choir performed an acoustic version of 'My Hero' by Foo Fighters; before the whole College participating in a two-minute silence at eleven o'clock.

Mathematics teacher and musician Mrs Osborne then closed our service with a live performance of The Last Post on bugle.

Thank you to everyone that attended our Act of Remembrance this morning so respectfully and well done to all of our students that were involved.