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 allowed to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate on Saturday, 14 March 2020. The reason: COVID-19, which a year later is still having an impact on […]
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 the Menin Gate in Ypres. The ceremony on 29/12/2020 was livestreamed through the Facebookpage of the Last Post Association at 8 p.m. (time in Ypres). Click here to review this […]
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 Post ceremony will once again be required to take place without public, and this with effect from Thursday, 29 October 2020. The ceremony will be restricted to an absolute minimum: […]
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. On Armistice Day, 11th November 2020, a special Last Post will take place at 11.00 AM. Due to COVID-19, social distance is applicable and therefore the tickets for our lifetime […]
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 Post Association has done everything possible to ensure the continuity of the daily Last Post ceremony. Now that the corona regulations are starting to be relaxed, from Wednesday, 1 July […]
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 the corona measures announced by the National Security Council on 3 June, it is intended to allow members of the public to once again attend the Last Post Ceremony with […]
Concerts on 16 & 17/04/2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 During 1920 amongst the ruins of a devastated city of Ypres, people gradually started rebuilding their homes and their lives. Musicians that had earlier been part of several ensembles joined forces and decided to establish a new music society, named YPRIANA. The band has played a […]
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 […]
