A SCHOOL has been awarded £20,000 from the National Lottery to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
Harrogate Grammar School's will hold a programme of events throughout the school year, with the climax on July 11.
The school has expressed its delight at securing the Lottery grant.
Already Michael Morpurgo, the national children's poet, will be making a visit in spring.
The officer of the British Royal Household will also meet younger pupils next year.
Meanwhile, sixth-form students are being trained as part of the BBC People's War Project and will interview people who lived through the war years and record their memories.
A school spokesman says they intend to involve as many pupils as possible in the commemoration.
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