Special Last Post 11 a.m. Burgemeester, Excellenties, Ladies and gentlemen, dames en heren, This is the first 11 November ceremony since the end of the centenary celebrations that took place between 2014 and 2018. Many people have suggested that this period of remembrance might be the last major commemoration of the Great War. After all, […]
Speech Chairman Benoit Mottrie During the 20th century, it was necessary to fight two world wars before the peoples of Europe finally found a way to live together in peace, freedom and harmony. These two world wars were part of the same process. The one has no meaning without the other. As a result of […]
Saturday 9 November and Monday 11 November 2019 On Saturday 9 November and Monday 11 November 2019, the Last Post Association will be organising the 16th edition of its ‘The Great War Remembered’ concert, held in the unique setting of Ieper’s St. Martin’s Cathedral. The soloists for this edition are Luka Bloom, Maaike Cafmeyer and […]
Special Last Post on 6 September 2019 6 September 2019: the City of Ieper and the Last Post Association commemorate 75 years of continuous Last Post ceremonies and the liberation at the end of the Second World War. On Friday, 6 September 2019 a special ceremony will be held in Ieper to commemorate the 75th […]
Photos from the period 2014-2018 The years between 2014 and 2018 saw a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. This was a unique period, as people from the four corners of the world flocked to Ieper to pay tribute to their fellow countrymen who fought and died in Ypres […]
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