Thinking of setting up a
business around Ypres?
Chris Lock writes:
Members thinking of setting up a guiding business in the
Ypres area may be interested in some of the legal requirements we have come up
against:
The following Legal requirements are currently in place with
the police currently making vehicle stop checks. A local tour operator had one
of its tour vehicles with clients stopped and checked for documentation last
week!
REQUIREMENTS
1/ VVB license is required from the local authority.
(‘ Verhurden Van Voertuig Met Bestuurder’ – ‘Renting a vehicle with a driver’).
To achieve your VVB license, the following must firstly be
secured and then included with your VVB license application
form. (Town Hall )
·
Copy of Belgian/Resident's ID card. (Town Hall)
·
Attest of good behaviour/conduct (Town Hall)
·
The applicant must have higher education
qualifications/proof - applicable to the business concerned. (Chamber of
Commerce)
·
Attest confirming no monies are owed to Social
Insurance. (Social Security)
·
Attest from local Income Tax Office that you do
not owe monies in tax or revenue. (Tax/Revenue Office)
·
Proof of purchase/hire/lease of your tour
vehicle. (Vehicle provider)
2/ BTV number. This must be also applied for.
(Tax/Revenue office ). This is only possible providing you have the necessary
qualifications/skills considered for approval.
3/ Correct level of business vehicle/clients insurance.
(Insurance Company )
4/ TX plate or Taxi registration plate. This is not
mandatory across the board however, it will apply to many and the rules which
govern this are complicated. Legal advice should hence be sought when applying
for company insurance. (Insurance Company )
**All local guides/companies are to be invited in April 2014
to attend a town hall meeting which will confirm what is legally required in
time for the Hundred Years commemorations.
Further or confirming advice is best sought from the Ypres
Town Hall, local Tax/Revenue Office and dedicated local Belgian insurance
companies.
Despatches Magazine
Secretary writes:
These should all have been delivered by now. Please let me
know if you haven't received a copy yet.
Validations Opportunities
in 2014
Alison Hine writes:
Validation opportunities will be available in 2014 on the
following dates:
•
am Sat 22 March at Norwich
•
eve Fri 9 May at Newbury
•
all day Sat 30 August - venue TBC
•
am Sat 22 November - AGM w/e at Bromsgrove
Please let me know if you would like to validate at any - alisonhine@btinternet.com
Meeting of the All Party War
Heritage Group 5th December
Secretary writes:
Mike Scott and Mike Peters attended on behalf of the Guild.
A report is attached.
American Civil War Round
Table
Peter Gascoyne-Lockwood writes:
The American Civil War Round Table, UK are to hold their
annual conference (Bullets for Ballots 1864) at the De Vere Conference Centre,
Ascot over the weekend 4 - 6 April 2014.
Contact Peter Gascoyne-Lockwood oldcount@aol.com for further details.
Validation in the
Netherlands - 29th March 2014
Wybo Boersma writes:
On Saturday afternoon 29 March 2014 there will be a
Dutch/Belgium Guild meeting in Oosterbeek, the Netherlands. During this meeting
Joel Stoffels will do his Assignment 1 in Dutch. Validator is Wybo Boersma,
verifier Willem Kleijn. Chris Scott will also be present as Chief Validator.
The meeting will be held at the Airborne Museum
“Hartenstein”, Utrechtseweg 232, 6862 ZA Oosterbeek and start at 13.00 hours.
Programme:
13.00 – 13.30
Welcome to the Museum
13.30 – 14.00
Chris Scott will introduce the International Guild of Battlefield Guides (in
English) for non-Guild members attending
14.00 –
14.15
Explanation of the Guild Validation system by Wybo Boersma
14.15 - 15.15
Validation Assignment 1 - Joël Stoppels.
15.15 –
15.45
Tea/coffee
15.45 –
16.30
Battlefield walk, visit to the Airborne Museum or visit to the Glidermuseum at
Wolfheze. Depending on the weather.
16.30 –
17.00
Social at the Restaurant Schoonoord (Main Dressing Station) at Klein
Hartenstein.
All Guild members are welcome. The language of the meeting
will be Dutch. For more information contact Wybo Boersma, e-mail: w.boersma@wxs.nl
The Premier League is
donating a Football Pitch to Ypres
Brian Fawcett writes:
Members may be interested to note that the Premier League is
donating a football pitch to Ypres in time for the Christmas Truce match in
2014 - for further details see http://www.flanderstoday.eu/current-affairs/premier-league-donates-football-pitch-ypres
BBC News
·
Rare war-time 'disappearing pillbox' found at
Evanton - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-25413892
·
RAF North Witham tower future in doubt - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-25396935
·
David Cameron and Enda Kenny visit WWI memorials
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25430046
Finally as this is
the last Update before Christmas…..
A very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year to all our Members!
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