{"id":702,"date":"2016-07-20T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T12:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/?p=702"},"modified":"2017-04-11T09:20:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T09:20:31","slug":"queen-eleanor-primary-academy-northampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/queen-eleanor-primary-academy-northampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Eleanor Primary Academy, Northampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">6 July 2016<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/174492175\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers Letter Song - Queen Eleanor Primary Academy - Summer Term 2016\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h6><strong>LETTER FROM \u00a0WALTER TULL \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 QUEEN ELEANOR PRIMARY ACADEMY<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Dear Edward,<\/p>\n<p>How are you?<br \/>\nWhere are you now?<\/p>\n<p>The trenches here are as deep as the ocean,<br \/>\nThe trenches here are deep.<\/p>\n<p>Full of wet, soggy, squishy mud<br \/>\nFull of wet, soggy, squishy mud<br \/>\nsquishy mud<br \/>\nsquishy MUD.<\/p>\n<p>Fleas and rats, fleas and rats hide ev&#8217;rywhere like robbers.<br \/>\nWe can&#8217;t see the sun, the smoke is so thick.<\/p>\n<p>From inside the slowly rotting trenches,<br \/>\nWe see the devastating, breath-taking sight<br \/>\nof craters and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The battlefield is like a moon of death.<br \/>\nThe First Football Battalion<br \/>\nThe boys from Northampton F.C.<br \/>\nThe First Football Battalion<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re fighting for victory!<\/p>\n<p>My men are like brothers to me,<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re fighting like a football team.<br \/>\nWhen I tread over their lifeless bodies,<br \/>\nI&#8217;m heart-broken.<\/p>\n<p>The First Football Battalion<br \/>\nThe boys from Northampton F.C.<br \/>\nThe First Football Battalion<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re fighting for victory!<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t worry about me, I will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>Your brother,<br \/>\nLance-Sergeant<br \/>\nWALTER TULL<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I was shocked at how heavy the guns were. Madison<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I learned you had to be very brave and strong to go out to war and you had to risk your life for your country. Tee-Jay<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The actor was great at personalising a soldier. Letters from soldiers made a huge impact on us. They made us really feel what taking part in war felt like, looked like, sounded like. Class 5TO (about the Costumed Interpreter session)<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>Some of us have never had such an experience and were surprised that we were able to create something like that. Year 5 Students (about the Composition session)<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We enjoyed hearing the product of our work at the end. It was an accomplishment. Year 5 Students (about the Composition session)<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We&#8217;ve learnt not to be wasteful. Some people learnt to concentrate and stay focused for a long period of time. Class 5TO (about the puppets)<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The crew, teachers, singers and everyone else was really friendly and kind. Rebecca<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We enjoyed seeing all the work and different parts come together in the end. Year 5 student (about the performance)<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>Artefacts were very good. Hands on experience! Year 5 Teacher<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>It was good to deal with well qualified people. School cannot replicate such experiences. Year 5 Teacher<\/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><\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The Trench Brothers project was a great opportunity for all children in the class: we had an opportunity to work with professionals and all (even very knowledgeable ones)have learnt something about WW1 in a very creative way. We really enjoyed the project. \u00a0Year 5 Teacher<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/queen-eleanor-primary-academy-northampton\/cba0ae55e4a71\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-794\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/cba0ae55e4a71-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cba0ae55e4a7[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/cba0ae55e4a71-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/cba0ae55e4a71-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/cba0ae55e4a71.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/IMG_4577-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/IMG_4577.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/queen-eleanor-primary-academy-northampton\/img_4579\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/07\/IMG_4579.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4579\" width=\"283\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 650px;height: 459px\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 July 2016 LETTER FROM \u00a0WALTER TULL \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 QUEEN ELEANOR PRIMARY ACADEMY 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