On St Georges day Mrs Wadsley fand Mr Morey took some Branston Community Academy’ students from service families to Lincoln Bishop University to join other schools at a Purple Up Event celebrating the month of the military child.

The morning was spent writing poetry about the winds of change. Our students represented the school well fully engaging with all tasks. They wrote some great poems. Five of our students were brave enough to read out their poems in front of others. A lovely lunch was provided and students sat outside in the sunshine to eat it.

In the afternoon our students were asked to do collage art about the winds of change in their lives. Quite a few students produced stormy scenes; others used a variety of media and methods to make emotive images that mean something to them.

At the end of the day we all met up for a reflection of the day and sharing of ideas.

On Thursday the 23rd , I had the Pleasure of taking 8 students to Woodhall Spa to attend a memorial of Operation Market Garden.

It was a fabulous morning where we witnessed the planting of an oak tree from an acorn brought back from Arnhem Oosterbeek war cemetery and the unveiling of a bench dedicated to the fallen heroes of the Battle of Arnhem.

Our students were given the opportunity to have a look around some WW2 vehicles and have their photos taken in the vehicles and meet Pegasus the Shetland Pony who is the mascot of the Parachute Regiment.

One of the students was given the privilege of placing a flower at the original Arnhem Oak and another 2 students had the honour of reading a poem  out in front of many dignitaries in attendance. They were given the opportunity as they had co written the winning poem especially written for the event.

The event was  wrapped up with a stunning display by the Red Devils which we all thoroughly enjoyed.