update 24/10/19
Update 22/02/18
Update 21/02/18
Gesamtschule, Heiligenhaus and Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, England re-enacted the 1914 Christmas Truces today as part of their commitment to The Peace Fields Project. The event was attended by special guest Alison Rose, British Ambassador to Belgium. Alison said, ‘It is important that young people learn about The Christmas Truces. It is a moment in history that speaks to all cultures, young and old’. Organised by Forget Never – Sacrifice and Legacy, the event was covered by national and regional media.
Alison Rose, British Ambassador to Belgium (centre) with pupils from Woodlands School and Gesamtschule, Heiligenhause, Germany.
German and British pupils re-enact the 1914 First World War Christmas Truces in Flanders, Mesen, Belgium.
Games without frontiers
GESAMTSCHULE, HEILIGENHAUS members of staff are presented with The Peace Fields Project plaque from Alison Rose, British Ambassador to Belgium. The PFP plaque signifies that GESAMTSCHULE, Peace Pitch is officially twinned with Flanders Peace Field, site of the 1914 First World War Christmas Truces.
GESAMTSCHULE Peace Field Project Plaque