Hieronder een aantal foto's
van de proclamatie van de opstelwedstrijd die door het Last
Post Comité werd georganiseerd. De proclamatie had plaats in het Ieperse
stadhuis.
Please find below some pictures of the prize-giving for the
Last Post Association Essay
competition, on Tuesday, November 11 th, 2006. The event took place at the Town
Hall.
Welkom door Luc Dehaene, burgemeester van Ieper / Welcome
by Luc Dehaene, mayor of Ieper.
Klik hier
voor zijn toespraak.
John
Freeman van de organisatie tegen verspreiding van chemische wapens.
Carl
Denys, member of the Last Post Association
Geachte heer burgemeester
Mijnheer de Gouverneur
Your Excellencies
Dames, Mijne heren,
Ladies
& Gentlemen,
Dit jaar organiseerde de last Post Association voor de
11 e maal de opstelwedstrijd. Deze academische zitting van 11 november is het
ideale kader om de prijswinnaars te bekronen voor hun deelname aan wat in de nabije
toekomst een volwaardige internationale literaire wedstrijd moet worden, waarvoor
dank aan het Stadsbestuur. Dit jaar namen bijna 200 leerlingen van zes Ieperse
secundaire scholen deel. De verbetering van de teksten was een echt titanenwerk,
waarvoor hartelijk dank aan Aurel Sercu, Ian Connerty, Jan Vandenbulcke en heel
speciaal Eric Huyghe.
The main aim of this Last Post Association competition
is to keep alive the sacrifices of all those who fought and often died in the
defence of the Ypres Salient and of freedom and democracy. That's why this year's
title asked the competitors to write an essay on : "the way HOW should their
ultimate sacrifice for ever be remembered?"
On behalf of the Last Post
Association, I would like to thank all those who sponsored the 2006 competition:
the Australian, British, Canadian and New-Zealand embassies, the Flemish Government,
Provinciebestuur, the Ypres City Council, Dave Calvert-Hodge and various local
service clubs.
This is the first year that we have international entries,
in particular from New Zealand.,established with the much appreciated help of
His Excellency Mr Wade Armstrong - the Ambassador of New Zealand. I'll start with
the hand out of the local prizes, followed by the speech of His Exc.Mr Wade Armstrong
for the International part.
First the prize winners per school as every
participating school is awarded a prize for its three best entries.
May
I ask Provincial Governor Paul Breyne to come forward to present the prizes awarded
to the Ypres Immaculata. Their winners are Hannah Denys (1st), An-Sofie Vervenne
(2nd) and Wouter Verstraete (3rd).
May
I ask the Ypres mayor Luc Dehaene to present the prizes awarded to the Holy Family.
The winners are Katrien Hauspie (1st), Stéphanie Libbrect (2nd) and Marlies
Cuvelier (3rd).
May
I ask Mr Jean Riopel - Chargé d'Affaires of Canadian Embassy to present
the prizes awarded to the Koninklijk Technisch Atheneum. Their winners are Inez
Hauspie (1st), Lucas Angelo (2nd) and Kim Descheemaeker (3rd)
May
I ask Ms Alison BURROWS chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Australian Embassy to
give the prizes to Koninklijk Atheneum - Elodie Foulon (2nd) and Matthias Haezebrouck
(3rd).
Benoit
Mottrie, chairman of the Last Post Association gives the prizes to Lyceum OLV
ter nieuwe Plant - Lien Wilaert (2nd) and Marjolein Verly (3rd).
Guy
Gruwez - Honory Chairman of our Last Post Association is giving the prizes to
Sint Vincentius College - Dieter Vanoutrive (2nd), Dana Louagie (3rd).
Rotary
Club Ieper, beheerder van het Rotary-Keith Fonds schenkt dit jaar de prijs voor
het beste Engelse stelwerk. Deze prijs gaat naar Dana Louagie
The
Donald Hodge Prize, presented by His Exc. Mr Richard Kinchen - Ambassador of the
United Kingdom. This prize comming from the Donald Hodge Fund, which in fact is
our third prize, is awarded to Alex
Meuleman. (Koninklijk Atheneum)
De
ambassadeur van Nieuw-Zeeland / The ambassador of New-Zealand Mr. Wade Armstrong.
H.E.
Wade Armstrong gives the prizes for:
* first prize: Pieter
Bulcke (Sint Vincentius College) (trip to New Zealand)
* second prize:
Loes Debuysere
(Lyceum) (trip to New Zealand)
(The
New Zealand prize winner: Antonia
Anisy - St Matthews Collegiate Masterton)
Alle winnaars met de juryleden,
leden van de Last Post Association, schooldirecties en genodigden.
Daarna
volgede nog een receptie.
