Students from England, Germany and Belgium have joined forces to pay tribute to the loss and sacrifice of war. 

Reepham High School has welcomed students and school staff from Belgium and Germany for a remembrance ceremony based around the theme of 'home'.

Fakenham & Wells Times: Belgian students deliver an original poem Belgian students deliver an original poem (Image: Friesenschule, Leer)

At the ceremony, students took to a stage to read out poems they had written, as well as letters penned by soldiers from their local areas when they were fighting in the trenches of the First World War.

The John McCrae poem In Flanders Fields was recited in three languages, and the names of soldiers who are listed on the roll of honour for Hackford and Whitwell were read out.

Members of the Royal British Legion then led the students in the act of remembrance.

Benjamin Beebe, the school’s history teacher, said: “The choir performed a beautiful musical version of the poem which moved some people to tears.

"Staff from all three countries delivered speeches on the importance of the peace project, overcoming division, and the role of remembrance in the modern world.”

Fakenham & Wells Times: The choir perform a musical interpretation of In Flander's FieldsThe choir perform a musical interpretation of In Flander's Fields (Image: Reepham High School and College)

For the international students it was part of a week-long visit when they were hosted by families of Reepham pupils. 

Mr Beebe said it was a “really successful continuation of the project, which enters its 23rd year.”

Earlier this year Reepham high students visited Belgium, where they stayed in a hostel with their counterparts from the German and Belgian schools and visited the battlefield at Ypres and remembrance cemeteries.

Fakenham & Wells Times: The Standard of the British Legion leads the end of the act of RemembranceThe Standard of the British Legion leads the end of the act of Remembrance (Image: Reepham High School and College)

Fakenham & Wells Times: Headteacher Mr Gibbs delivers the opening to the serviceHeadteacher Mr Gibbs delivers the opening to the service (Image: Friesenschule, Leer)Fakenham & Wells Times: Reepham students deliver the Roll of Honour for Hackford and WhitwellReepham students deliver the Roll of Honour for Hackford and Whitwell (Image: Friesenschule, Leer)