{"id":3036,"date":"2026-11-11T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:01:55","slug":"pete-aplin-sounds-the-last-post-in-wellington-on-armistice-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/pete-aplin-sounds-the-last-post-in-wellington-on-armistice-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Aplin Sounds the Last Post in Wellington on Armistice Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/c27c9588-c7f8-442b-bdb5-084cd06c824f-473x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/c27c9588-c7f8-442b-bdb5-084cd06c824f-473x1024.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/c27c9588-c7f8-442b-bdb5-084cd06c824f-139x300.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/c27c9588-c7f8-442b-bdb5-084cd06c824f-710x1536.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/wellingtonband.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/c27c9588-c7f8-442b-bdb5-084cd06c824f.jpeg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11 November 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wellington (Telford) Brass Band is proud of our very own Pete Aplin, who had the honour of sounding the Last Post in Wellington today to mark Armistice Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the town fell silent at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Pete&#8217;s moving performance provided a poignant moment of reflection and remembrance for all those who have served and sacrificed their lives for our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Last Post remains one of the most recognisable and emotional traditions of Remembrance, offering an opportunity to pause, reflect and pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of our Armed Forces, past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are incredibly proud of Pete for representing the band and playing such an important part in Wellington&#8217;s act of remembrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lest We Forget.<\/em>&nbsp;\ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 November 2026 Wellington (Telford) Brass Band is proud of our very own Pete Aplin, who had the honour of sounding the Last Post in Wellington today to mark Armistice &hellip; 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