1. The Last Post (followed by two minutes silence)
Remembrance Sunday
The Last Post
(followed by two minutes silence)

2. Why We Remember Them
What is Remembrance Day?

3. Why We Remember Them Remembrance Day is a special day in November.
People wear a special symbol called a poppy.
On Remembrance Day we remember people who have suffered and died in wars

4. The war memorial in Brierfield Centre
Why We Remember Them
One way to find out about people who died in wars is to visit the war memorial in Brierfield.
There are names inscribed on the memorial of all the people who died in the World Wars from our area.
The war memorial in Brierfield Centre

5. The First World War The First World War began in 1914
Millions of men joined the army and went to fight in the war
The conditions were terrible

6. The First World War Many Soldiers did not sleep for days at a time.
They were tired, hungry and lonely

7. Women who Helped
Many nurses went to the battlefields to care for the soldiers who were injured.
Many soldiers and nurses were killed in the war.

8. The End of the First War
War ended at 11 0’ clock in the morning on 11th November 1918
Later on, people held street parties to celebrate the end of the conflict

9. Why do We wear Poppies on Remembrance Day?
The paper poppies we wear on Remembrance day are like the real poppies that grew in the battlefields of the First World War
Real poppies are a beautiful bright red – but they soon die

10. Why We Remember Them
After the battle of Somme in the First World War Soldiers returned to see the trenches covered in bright red poppies
This is why the red poppy became the symbol to remind of those who have gone

11. Why We Remember Them
Do you know if someone from your family was a child in the Second World War?
Your Great Grandparents may have been evacuated to safer places. Many children from large cities and towns were sent into the country for their protection.
How do you think they felt, leaving their home & family behind.

12. Why We Remember Them Today
On Remembrance Day people go to a ceremony at their war memorial
If you are members of any uniformed organisation you may attend the memorial service in the village
The Queen lays a poppy wreath at the London Cenotaph

13. Two Minutes Silence To Remember
At 11 0’ clock on the 11th day of the 11th month people stay silent for two minutes to remember

14. Why you Should Wear your Poppy with Pride
Now you have found out about Remembrance Day
You know how important the symbol of the poppy is
Wear your poppy with pride