Over the course of the day several large-scale sand portraits were revealed over the course of several hours, and then were washed away by the tide as communities took a moment to say a collective thank you and goodbye.

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Over the course of today on selected beaches around the UK and Ireland, a portrait of an individual from the First World War will emerge from the sand. And then, as the tide rises, be washed away as we take a moment to say a collective thank you and goodbye.

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The drummers started as a 1,000-strong group of volunteer performers in the Industrial Revolution segment of the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony directed by Danny Boyle.

Symphony of Waves is a new work that will explore the concern, anxiety, and commitment of those who left home and started a journey across the sea from which many did not return. It will be performed on simple buckets and bins and will evoke memories of the pleasant land left behind and an uncertain future. The 14-minute piece will be performed at 1.30pm & 2.30pm.

The Pandemonium Drummers have performed over 250 times since in a wide variety of settings from stadium performances and sports events to arts festivals and community events.

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Today, the names of the individuals from the First World War who will feature in large-scale portraits on thirty-two beaches across the UK and Ireland have been revealed.

Say goodbye and thank you to those whose lives were taken or changed forever by the First World War. Portraits will include Dr Elsie Inglis, a surgeon, suffragette and founder of a maternity ward, who will be drawn on West Sands, Fife. War poet Wilfred Owen’s portrait will appear at Sunny Sands in Folkestone, Kent. On Swansea beach you will be able to say goodbye and thank you to Dorothy Mary Watson, a munitionette, whilst Captain John Basil Armitage, father and architect, will appear on Formby Beach, Liverpool. The portrait of Staff Nurse Rachel Ferguson, one of 10,000 nurses deployed during the war, will be drawn on Downhill Beach, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

The portraits, designed by Sand in your Eye, will emerge from the sand and be washed away as the tide comes in.

You can see a full list of the names of the portraits along with their photo here.

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Danny Boyle said:
“I hope that Carol Ann Duffy’s poem will be something that you’ll read privately as individuals, or with friends, or publicly amongst people on the beach on 11 November. Poetry in First World War was such an extraordinary artform – it reported in the way that television does now on experiences that were unimaginable to the people at home.”

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On 11 November, communities will gather on beaches across the UK and the Republic of Ireland to say goodbye and thank you, to the millions of men and women who left their shores during the war, many never to return.

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