The Last Post Ceremony

2 September 2015
The day started with a bus trip to De Panne, a town located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, which implies that it is the western most location of Belgium.  Here we played games and did some team building activities. No one was brave enough to swim.
After a tasty picnic we were back on the bus to visit Westhoek.

We were given the oppurtunity to learn more about the trenches and graveyards associated with WW I before heading to Ieper. The highlight of the day was when we attended the emotional Last Post Ceremony. Every evening at 20.00 hours the road running through the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is closed to traffic. Buglers of the Last Post Association step out under the memorial to play Last Post as a daily ceremony of Remembrance.
What a priviledge it is to spend time with our Belgian friends.