11 November Group

Logos

The oak

The pollarded oak, the logo of the 11 November Group

On Noordstraat in Kemmel stands an oak that was pollarded by shellfire during the First World War. After the war it grew new branches, living green. The pollarded oak became the symbol of a region coming back to life, and the logo of the 11 November Group.

Shells lop

the oak – young green warms, trembling

its wounded trunk

Marieke Demeester

The pollarded oak in winterThe pollarded oak in summer
The same pollarded oak in winter and in summer. Digitally reconstructed.

The little horse

The Malegijs little horse with the three girls on its back

The Malegijs logo is the little horse with the three girls on its back, after the sign of the old Streekhuis. You can read more about Malegijs on the Malegijs page.