{"id":1125,"date":"2018-08-15T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2018-08-15T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:52:20","slug":"st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-lichfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-lichfield\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Joseph&#8217;s Catholic Primary School, Lichfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 May &#8211; 4 July<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/284905561?app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers - Letter Song - St Joseph&#039;s Catholic Primary School, Lichfield - NMA Performance - Summer 2018\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p>LETTER FROM LIONEL TURPIN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ST JOSEPH&#8217;S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL<\/p>\n<p>Dear Father,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How are you coping at home?<br \/>\nI am so sorry about our argument and\u00a0 I regret leaving\u00a0 you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The war is very windy; rapid fire, rapid fire<br \/>\nArtillery repeated over and over, over and over<br \/>\nThe crash of the shells is deafening me.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s so different from Georgetown in these soggy trenches.<br \/>\nBut sometimes as I hear the flying pigs at night, I look up and remember the sky at home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Try not to worry but I\u2019m in a medical tent recovering from wounds in my head<br \/>\nI can\u2019t shave because of shrapnel in my face.<br \/>\nAs I watch the medics, cleaning soldiers\u2019 wounds,<br \/>\nI think of you cleansing my cuts when I was hurt as a boy.<br \/>\nLots of my friends have got shell shock.<br \/>\nMy best friend, is now pushing up daisies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am writing this letter as the sun is rising.<br \/>\nIf I don\u2019t make it home, please know how sorry I am.<br \/>\nWhen you look at the palm trees back home,<br \/>\nThink of me under my poplar tree near the Somme,<br \/>\nTrying to shelter from a lemon bomb.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your son<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Turpin<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>What did students and teachers say about the residency?<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Laila - Peformance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best part for me was definitely the final performance and when we saw the soldiers marching and doing their parade. I thoroughly enjoyed it because we won&#8217;t ever get the 100 years anniversary again and it was a really special moment, which will be remembered forever.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Mary - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>They were amazing and showed us so much in two days<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Sorcha - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing about the day was actually getting to perform what we had learnt to more than 600 people because it was super fun and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Owen - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>Fun, fantastic, interesting<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Lola and Anna - Composition Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We loved the workshop and we think the song sounds amazing and thank you for sending our teacher the track for us to practice it. We shall give you a big thank you from us and our class and also the teachers. Thank you very, very, much!!<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Heidi - Costumed Interpreter<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing about this activity was learning the army and drills and knowing just how tough it could be in the army. 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