A VILLAGE hall put on a night to remember to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

On Saturday, November 10, Grateley Parish Council organised a production to commemorate the end of The Great War.

After an introduction by Rob Tierney, Sylvie Barry played Nimrod by Elgar on her violin setting the standard for the rest of the evening.

The Village Hall was full to capacity as the WASPS performed a number of well-known songs from that era ranging from It’s a long way to Tipperary to the tongue twister Sister Suzie’s’ Sewing, with the audience singing along and getting into the spirit of the evening.

The harmonious voices of Tony and Caroline Fisk sang Silent Night in both German and English which was heard across the trenches during the Christmas truce 1914.

Jim Shaw and Gwyn Tierney supported the Parish Councillors in reading poems and excerpts from articles written by people who lived through the First World War, these were interspersed with two short monologues about the lighter side of life in the trenches acted by Peter Blakeman and Dan Atfield.

Also on display were various artefacts which had been loaned by members of the village showing how their families had been affected during this time in history.

The story of the six men from the village that lost their lives was also told.

Artwork was on display from the students of Grateley House School and the Art Club at Grateley Primary School.

The evening concluded with the Last Post and the National Anthem followed by tea and cakes.

A painting by Renate West was raffled at the end of the evening.

A total of £360.00 was raised for forces charity Help the Heroes”.