{"id":954,"date":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/?p=954"},"modified":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:04:17","slug":"st-francis-of-assisi-primary-school-skelmersdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/st-francis-of-assisi-primary-school-skelmersdale\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Francis of Assisi Primary School, Skelmersdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>27 April &#8211; 12 June<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/226747128\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers Letter Song - St. Francis Primary School - Summer Term 2017\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h5>LETTER FROM KHUDADAD KHAN \u00a0 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PRIMARY SCHOOL<\/h5>\n<p>Dear Father,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things are grim in the trenches and I miss home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The howling of bullets, the cries of pain; the screams of death:-<\/p>\n<p>This is the war of all wars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was manning the guns with my Baluchi comrades<\/p>\n<p>When all of my team were wounded or killed.<br \/>\nI never stopped firing my gun.<br \/>\nTried to be brave when fighting the Hun.<\/p>\n<p>So many dead bodies \u2013 I couldn\u2019t count \u2018em.<br \/>\nI pretended to be dead to escape the enemy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They call me \u2018the average Indian boy<br \/>\nWho became a mighty Sepoy&#8217;.<br \/>\nThe first, whose valour despite pain and loss<br \/>\nWas awarded the Victoria Cross.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Father, I hope I\u2019ve made you proud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your son<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Khudadad Khan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Bobbie-Jo<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I loved doing the show because I had the part of the officer. Thank you Trench Brothers<\/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>Shannon - Costumed Interpreter<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I think the best thing was how he always seemed to stay in character and didn&#8217;t ever stop! He made us all laugh at some point and it was also really good when we actually got to learn some of the different phrases.<\/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>Lilleigh - Composition<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>(I learnt) that if we try hard then we will be able to achieve great things<\/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>Shannon - Puppet Making<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We got to make our puppets in our own way. She told us what we had to do and we did it our own way which makes each of our puppets unique! I also loved what she wrote on our whiteboard! &#8216;There is no such thing as can&#8217;t, TRY!&#8217;<\/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>Michael - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing about the day was when I heard the professional singers. And when we sung Trench Brothers together. I loved the show keep up the good work \ud83d\ude42<\/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>Keegan - Artefact Handling<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I liked when we got to handle the weapons and gas masks and when we got to hold the Victorian cross, there lots of amazing things that they used in WW1<\/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>Abigail - Puppet Making<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I loved making the head of the puppet because it was the most creative one and Uzma helped me get things right.<\/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>Lilia - Costumed Interpreter<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing was when he pulled out people for laughing, sniggering or even smiling. The actor was so realistic I actually thought that I was in the real life army. I learned how people were treated in the war, how they got trained, what they were called and even learned some of the Hindu language.<\/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>Lilia - Composition<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing was when we all sat together and listened to him and made a song. He had a very bubbly personality, and he had a great sense of humour. I learnt how to make music, that the piano is a beautiful musical instrument and that song writing is amazing.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Actors in the final performance pose with veterans that had been invited to see the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1012 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/francisveterans-e1501149809549.png\" alt=\"francisveterans\" width=\"469\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/francisveterans-e1501149809549.png 469w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/francisveterans-e1501149809549-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 April &#8211; 12 June LETTER FROM KHUDADAD KHAN \u00a0 ST. 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