Our staff and students have been paying their respects this Remembrance Day, read more about what they did.
Our staff and students have been paying their respects to those that gave their lives this Remembrance Day.
High Pavement welcomed the Deputy Lieutenant and High Pavement Society for their service on Friday 8th November. Students at Basford have made poppies to sell with the proceeds going to Royal British Legion in the past few weeks and held a Remembrance Service with our Public Service students on Monday 11th November. Staff and students across all campuses also took part in a 2-minute silence at 11am.
High Pavement Sixth Form
Staff and students at our High Pavement campus welcomed back the High Pavement Society, a group of former students, for their annual service.
The service included words from Adam Beazeley, Assistant Principal at High Pavement alongside a group of students that read names of past students that gave their lives serving the country.
Following this, we heard from Ken Kirk, Chairman of High Pavement Society and a bugle commencing the 2-minute silence.
In attendance, was the Deputy Lieutenant, who is also a former High Pavement student. She addressed staff and students as well as laying a wreath alongside Adams Beazeley and Ken Kirk.
Tracey Davenport JP DL, spoke with us and said:
"It is very important for students to realise that students of their age, who were here previously, lost their lives in conflict, and we owe a lot to them. I love that the younger generation now pays so much respect to Remembrance Day. It’s a very important day and a tradition that needs to carry on. The students here have been very respectful of the 188 students who have fallen from this college, and it’s brilliant that their names are read out, so they’ll always be remembered."
We spoke with Adam Beazeley and Ryan Metters, Head of student experience at High Pavement, who said:
"We were delighted to welcome Tracey Davenport, Deputy Lieutenant, and Ken Kirk and the High Pavement Society to our annual High Pavement Remembrance Service. Our current students read the names of all those former students that gave their lives for our country during past wars. Our students and staff demonstrated exemplary care as they showed their respects to those who have fallen. We want to express our sincere gratitude to all our guests that joined us at such an important event."
We also spoke to Ken Kirk, Chairman of High Pavement Society, who said:
"As President of the High Pavement Society I am naturally delighted that Deputy Lieutenant Tracey Davenport is able to attend and I very much look forward to the short description of her duties etc which is scheduled to be given just before the end of the service. The college has always responded very well to the services in the past and I know that the DL’s presence will add even more to the occasion."
Poppy Selling
A group of our supported learning staff and students have been busy making and selling crochet and felt poppies at Basford to raise money for the Royal British Legion. They handmade poppies of different colours to represent different groups affected by conflict.
These included the traditional red poppy to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in World War One and the conflicts that followed, purple poppies to remember animals that have been victims of war, and black poppies, a symbol that commemorates the contributions of Black, African, and Caribbean communities to the war effort.
Students have been selling these poppies at Basford in the lead up to Remembrance Day and raised a total of £75 for the Royal British Legion.
Zubia Haque — SLDD and Foundation Learning, Curriculum Manager said:
"This project, part of their Maths, English and Enterprise curriculum, provided a fantastic opportunity for them to develop their customer service and money handling skills, while working collaboratively. I am incredibly proud of their hard work and efforts. Thank you to all of the staff and students who purchased poppies from the students."
Armistice Parade and Service
At Basford Campus, we held a Remembrance/Armistice Parade, where attendees gathered as uniformed public service staff and students organised the event.
A number of videos were played to set the scene. The main service then began, with several speakers presenting their information, some of these were Public Services students. A video featuring Nimrod was played, followed by Carl Ara reciting the Exhortation. This was followed by the Last Post, which marked the start of a two-minute silence to honour those who served and gave their life.
After the silence, the Reveille was played by the bugler, and Carl recited the Kohima Epitaph, bringing the ceremony to a close.
Michael Hemingway, a Nottingham College lecturer and veteran of 22 years, reflected,
"Today is all about remembering those who gave their lives so we can have our today. That’s why we’re here; it would be so different if they hadn’t sacrificed so much."
