#3weekstogo 🤩

Last meeting before departure on Sunday 📣 Miss Reid @NSubjects

Day 1 in Belgium - Hill 60, Sanctuary wood, Black Watch & Brothers in Arms memorial 🇧🇪

Moment of reflection as representatives from Newbattle’s football team lay a football at the URFA Christmas Truce memorial site 🇧🇪⚽️ Newbattle hsfc @NSubjects

ETA 10:30pm (ish) at Newbattle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 2 | Newfoundland Memorial Park, Thiepval memorial, visit to Contalmaison to pay respects to those from McRae’s Battalion, and to Vimy, the Canadian national memorial. 🇫🇷

Day 3 | final day started Essex Farm, before moving to Poelcapelle cemetery. Afterwards we marched through Passchendaele to Tynecot cemetery, before visiting the Brooding soldier memorial, and Langemark German cemetery too. 🇧🇪

Day 3 | on Thursday night we attended the Menin Gate ceremony, where Hamish played to over 600 people, and Lennon & Darcy lay a wreath on behalf of Newbattle. We were all so proud of them!!

Day 3 | to end the day we then went to Railway Dugout cemetery - here Alessia lit our candle of remembrance, Connor read us a beautiful poem, and our final wreath was laid by Anna & Finlay. Hamish once again gave us an excellent performance to finish the week.