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Armistice 2025: Speech
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Many of the men who fought in the Great War believed

Enjoy the concert 2025
Welcome on one of the concerts 2025 in the cathedral of Ieper. Please read the guidelines below to make the concert an unforgettable experience. The

Remembrance Day 11/11/2025
On Armistice Day, 11th November 2025, a special Last Post will take place at 11.00 AM. Members of the Last Post Association who would like

97 years Last Post Association
02/07/2025 – Speech by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Ladies and gentlemen, Friends, visitors, and honored guests, Good evening, and welcome under

LPA travels to Canada
A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to Canada On Thursday, June 19th 2025, the Ypres’ Last Post Association travels to Halifax, Canada.

VE-Day 2025: Speech
08/05/2025 – Speech by Patrick Donck, director of the Last Post Association Commemorative Speech – 80 Years Since the End of the Second World War

ANZAC Day 2025: speech
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Burgemeester, Excellenties, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Armed Forces, Veterans, and families, ladies and gentlemen, We

110th anniversary of the first gas attack
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Commemorating the Fallen of the Commonwealth and the 110th Anniversary of the First Gas Attack

Armistice 2024: Speech
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Today, we gather again at this Menin Gate, to remember those