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LAST POST NEWS
Please find below the latest news items published by the Last Post Association.

Graham Parker: Rest in Peace
Lt Col (Retd) Graham Parker, OBE: Rest in Peace It is with deep regret that the Last Post Association has been informed of the passing of

The lesson from the past
Message from the Last Post Association For nearly a century (ever since July 1928), the Last Post Association has sounded the Last Post every day

Last Post & COVID
Update: As of 07/03/2022, all restrictions have been cancelled. As a result of the most recent changes to the COVID regulations in Belgium, with effect

Two new ceremonial assistants
The Last Post Association is pleased and proud to announce that the organisation has recruited two new ceremonial assistants to swell its ranks; namely, Bart

Last Post & COVID
With effect from today, Monday, 22 November 2021, access to the Last Post Ceremony will only be possible with a COVID Safe Ticket (confirming double

Armistice 2021: Speech
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Premier, Minister, burgemeester, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dames en heren, This ceremony marks the 103rd

93 Years LPA: speech
Address by Chairman Benoit Mottrie This ceremony marks the 93rd anniversary of the Last Post, which was played under this memorial for the first time

93 Years Last Post Association
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

ANZAC Day: Speech
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