At 11am on Friday, November 11, Reading College fell silent.
Michael Penny, Chair of Churches Together in Reading and Berkshire and lead chaplain at the college, officiated at a 20 minute service.
Student from the Performing Arts Department read various items such as In Flanders Field and students with learning difficulties or disabilities sang, with Makaton signing, ‘We’ll meet again’ – and there were quite a few tears from staff and students who attended the service.
At 11am Ashley Moore, from Reading Central Salvation Army, played The Last Post and, after the two minute silence, the Reveille.
