Like most schools up and down the country, each year Blacon High School is proud to honour all of those who gave their lives so selflessly in war, so the rest of us can continue to live in peace.

The morning started with all tutor groups planting a cross in the flower bed at the front of the school. Students signed their names and left notes of remembrance on each cross. Meanwhile, in the school Diner, a waterfall of poppies, each carrying a personal message, cascaded over the balcony; these are lovely acts of respect.

At 10.45am, Headteacher Rachel Hudson hosted an assembly for Key Stage 3 students in the Hall. We are unable to accommodate the whole school in to the Hall at once, so the assembly was live-streamed to the rest of the school community. There were a selection of appropriate readings and poems delivered by students from Years 7 and 11. Then, cadets from our Combined Cadet Force (CCF) laid a poppy wreath at the foot of our remembrance statue.

The assembly closed with two minutes silence at 11.00am, and the last post, which was played brilliantly by a member of the Cheshire Wind Band; a very moving tribute.