This is the final blog (probably not actually, but what the hey) that i am going to

write about the TPYF trip to France and Canada in October 2007.

The trip was amazzzzing and i'm really sad that the whole experience is now

over. The whole group had the most amazing time, and we're all really sad that

this is the last blog that we will be writing.

I can remember the day that I found out that I had a place on the trip, when

Miss Murie read out my name at the end of assembly and I knew I was going

to visit all of the sites connected with both world wars.

The trip was the most amazing experiance ever, and I am so glad that at my

age I got to go and visit the places that mean so much to so many people, and

that have so vastly changed the modern world. The experianced on the trip I

know will stay with me for the rest of my life.

When we met with the veteran Ted, who spoke to us about what he

experienced during World War 2, it just made the whole thing seem more real,

as although I know that both world wars took place, the fact that I am much

too young to have been in direct contact with anything means that sometimes

the younger generations can forget what atrocities took place. Trips like the

TPYF trip to France and Canada will help the present and future generations

remember those who founght and died for their countries.

The whole trip was just the best ever, and I know that we are all so thankful

for the time and thought that was put into it.

Thanks again

MiloFlowe xx

This is just a quick note from me to all of the people who helped to make the trip to France and Canada sooooooo awesome!!!

So yeah, thanks to Dan, Mel, Katy, Emma, Miss Chmiel, Mrs Brogan, Mrs Le Poidevin, Miss Murie, Terry, Barry, and everyone else at the IWM and National Lottery for helping with everything!

It was the best trip ever and I just wanted everyone to know how much I enjoyed myself!

MiloFlower

xx

I'm not going to write much, but I just wanted to say how great the trip has been and how much everyone has enjoyed themselves.

Everyone's learnt so much from the experiences that we've had during our two weeks (almost) away, and many of the places that we have been have brought tears to the eyes of many of the students.

Overall I think it has been a very moving experience and I have enjoyed myself greatly.

MiloFlower

xx

Today was a pretty emotional day for everyone...

We started out at about 7:30, when we woke up etc.

Got downstairs and had breakfast. Pain au chocolat. mm mmmm...

we caught the coach (pahhahahahaaha) to juno beach, where we received a tour by a nice Canadian woman named Ashleigh. She showed us where everything was, and what all of the different statues and memorials meant.

We then had a chance to explore the beach by ourselves and then made our way up to the museum itself. I found all of the exhibits very interesting and found that the way that the different displays were really well presented. We then went into the museum shop, and made some critical purchases : ]

We had lunch, and then caught the bus to another cemetary, where we held our own commemoration service to a man named Harley Victor Downing. Both of his uncles had fought and died during the First World War, and he had been killed during the Second. We read a poem, laid down a Canadian flag and also a stone taken from Juno Beach and sang the first versen of our school hymn 'He who would Valient be'.

It was very emotional, and many people found themselves crying.

Overall, out trip to France has been really amazing and moving, and we all hope that Canada will be just as good or even better.