93 Years Last Post Association
26/06/2021
On Friday, 2 July 2021, the Last Post Association will celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the first playing of the Last Post under the Menin
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ANZAC Day: Speech
25/04/2021
25/04/2021 – Speech by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Burgemeester, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We are meeting here today in strange and
Jacky Platteeuw deceased
20/03/2021
Director of the Last Post Association It’s with great sadness that we have to report the death of Jacky Platteeuw, director of the Last Post
A remarkable year
14/03/2021
14/03/2020 – 14/03/2021: A remarkable year. For the first time since the very first Last Post on Monday, 2 July 1928 (*), spectators were not
Livestream 32,000th Last Post
29/12/2020
On Tuesday 29 December 2020, the buglers of the Last Post Association sounded their 32,000th daily tribute to the fallen of the Great War at
Update COVID-19: No public
29/10/2020
Daily Last Post again without public from 29 October 2020 The Flemish Government announced new corona measures on 27 October 2020. Therefore, the daily Last
Newsletter October 2020
11/10/2020
Remembrance Day – 11/11/2020 The special Last Post at 11,00 hrs on Armistice Day will take place, but this according to the applicable COVID-19 measures.
Update COVID-19: Public attendance resumes
01/07/2020
Communication by the Last Post Association Ieper From 1 July 2020: (limited) public attendance resumes at the Last Post ceremony In recent months, the Last
Update COVID-19: March-June 2020
09/06/2020
Communication by the Last Post Association Ieper Update 09/06/2020 Last Post ceremony with public attendance from 1 July 2020 In view of the relaxation of
