College Choir Performs At D-Day 80 Commemorations At Kenilworth Castle
12 Jun
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Princethorpe College’s Choir joined choirs from local Kenilworth primary schools at Kenilworth Castle on the evening of Thursday 6 June to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Held in the grounds of the castle, the evening's event saw 16 pupils from the College’s Choir, sing a selection of popular war time songs, alongside the choirs of St John's Primary and Priors Field Primary. The evening also included an atmospheric Piper (formerly of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards), moving readings and poems, the ringing of church bells and finally the reading of the proclamation and the lighting of a beacon on the Strong Tower.
Over 600 people attended in beautiful weather to experience a poignant but enjoyable evening for all.