{"id":938,"date":"2017-07-11T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/?p=938"},"modified":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","slug":"worsthorne-primary-school-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/worsthorne-primary-school-burnley\/","title":{"rendered":"Worsthorne Primary School, Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>28 April -16 June<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/226749050\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers Letter Song - Worsthorne Primary School - Summer Term 2017\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h6>LETTER FROM WALTER TULL \u00a0WORSTHORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL<\/h6>\n<p>Dear brother,<\/p>\n<p>I hope things are going well with you in Glasgow.<br \/>\nI trust upon my return, you can repair my teeth!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing to you from a cold, muddy trench.<br \/>\nSleeping here, in the rat-infested conditions, it\u2019s a living nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re under constant attack, we\u2019re under constant attack!<br \/>\nThe sound of gunfire\u2019s even louder than the roar at White Hart Lane.<br \/>\nConditions are so awful that the land turned into a mud bath<br \/>\nThe Germans bombing our trenches like demons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so proud to become the first black officer to lead white soldiers into battle.<br \/>\nBeing a footballer has helped me guide my men<br \/>\nWe work as a team and look out for each other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I arrived, some soldiers treated me badly because of the colour of my skin.<br \/>\nJust like the match at Bristol<br \/>\nBut now I have earned their respect, we are like brothers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so proud to become the first black officer to lead white soldiers into battle.<br \/>\nBeing a footballer has helped me guide my men<br \/>\nWe work together as a team and look out for each other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear brother, I must prepare for battle.<br \/>\nI am so proud to lead my brave pals.<br \/>\nPlease pray for when we will be reunited.<\/p>\n<p>Your loving brother<\/p>\n<p>Lance \u2013 Sergeant Walter Tull<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Logan - Puppet Making<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>It was so important learning about the uniforms by making it ourselves. I learnt what the soldiers looked like and wore and the puppets were accurate so were more fun.<\/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>Justine North - Teacher<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>As a school located in a traditionally &#8216;White English&#8217; village, we often find our children and families have little knowledge or empathy with other cultures. It has been valuable for our school to embrace the contributions made to the war effort by Black soldiers. thank you &#8211; an amazing experience for us all<\/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>Freya - Composition<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We loved it. Lucy was so lovely and made it easy for us to do.<\/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>Lucas - Artefacts Handling<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I had lots of fun trying on the uniforms and puttees and looking at the rifle.<\/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>Brody - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best part was performing with the puppets, getting to keep the t-shirt, meeting the actors.<\/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>Justine North - Teacher - Composition<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>They learned that they can be song writers and composers. They gained confidence to sing in front of their peers and were proud to have their ideas included in the song.<\/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>Alfie - Artefacts Handling<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I liked trying on the uniforms, looking at the footballs and learning about the rifle.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 April -16 June LETTER FROM WALTER TULL \u00a0WORSTHORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL Dear brother, I hope things are going well with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[27,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1011,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions\/1011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}