New Member
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new member into the Guild:
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Edward Connolly from Cambridgeshire joins. His
interests are The Great War, The English Civil War, The Irish in the British
Army
Guild Public Liability
Insurance
Secretary writes:
As members may be aware the Guild Public Liability Insurance
policy expires at the end of this month. We have arranged a new insurer who I'm
told will be charging the same levels of premium as before.
If you are interested in taking out this insurance for the
period April 2014 - March 2015 please could you let me have details of your
estimated guiding turnover for the year and I will get you a premium.
Membership Subscriptions
Jo Hook writes:
Membership subscriptions will be due at the end of this
month. The cost is £75 for the year.
As part of the renewal process we would like to ensure that
we have your current contact details for mailings and contact etc. We would
therefore be grateful if you could complete and return the attached pro-forma.
Royal British Legion
Normandy Events 2014
Rod Bedford writes:
Members may be interested to note the RBL events that are
taking place in Normandy this year:
Please be aware timings may change. There will also be many
other events in Normandy. Leave plenty of time for travel between services.
5th June Caen Memorial Museum Caen
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1600 – British Garden Service 3 Div NVA and RBL
in conjunction the Friends of Normandy and Caen City Council
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1645 – Vin D’Honnuer in the D-Day Museum
provided jointly by 3 UK Div, and the RBL
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1730 – Beating retreat outside the Museum.3 Div
NVA/RBL
6th June Bayeux
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0945 – Bayeux Cathedral NVA/RBL
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1130 – Bayeux Cemetery NVA/RBL
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1230 refreshments adjacent to the cemetery.
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1230 Those attending the International event at
Quistream Sword beech depart by coach or private cars.
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1500 Those attending the NVA event at Arromanche
Gold beach depart
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1800 Service at Arromanches.
For further details please contact Rod at rod.bedford@orange.fr
Royal Sussex Regiment
honours the Fallen
Ryan Gearing writes:
As part of the First World War commemorations, The Royal
Sussex Regimental Association is unveiling a new Monument at Priez, France on
10th September 2014, where the county regiment suffered its first casualties
one hundred years ago to the day. It will not only be a memorial to the 22
members of the Regiment that died that day, all of whom will be listed on it by
name, but will also honour the memory inscribed in English and French of the
7,302 officers and men who died while serving in one of the Regiment’s twenty
Battalions during the Great War.
The cost of the monument project is £60,000 and over £22,000
has been raised so far in fund-raising activities. The Regimental Association
is today appealing for public and corporate donations to be able to complete
this project marking this unique event in the centenary calendar and enable
descendants and visitors to the Western Front to reflect on the service, valour
and losses of the Regiment and the County of Sussex for another hundred years.
Donations can be made online at https://mydonate.bt.com/events/priez
or by post with cheques/postal orders made out to “War Memorial Fund” and sent
to: Mr B Hudson, 29 Henry Avenue, Littlehampton, BN16 2PA.
News and updates about the memorial project can be followed
online at Twitter @RoyalSussexRegt or Facebook/royalsussexregiment
Request for Help
Secretary writes:
I have received the following from J Rafaeli. If anyone can
help please could they get in touch directly.
I am a writer from London preparing a piece for a
commemorative publication around the Centenary of the Great War, being produced
in collaboration with SSAFA. In particular I am writing about how veterans of
the First World War sought to reunite with former comrades (reunions,
memorials, community projects and battlefield visits etc.) in the decades after
the War.
In my research I of course became interested in Battlefield
Guides and the amazing work they do.
I thought perhaps your members might have some personal
memories of times that veterans (or their families), have come on battlefield
tours, and might like to share them for this piece. Everything would be fully
credited, and very very much appreciated - and is towards a good cause. Perhaps
you could circulate this to your membership?
Time is somewhat of the essence, as I haven't been given
long for this.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks and all best,
JS Rafaeli
Please respond to jsrafaeli@gmail.com
Guild Shoulder Bags
Secretary writes:
I have a number of Guild badged bags available. Members that
attended the AGM each received one and there are a number 'spare'. If you would
like to purchase one they are £13.50 each (inclusive of postage). Please let me
know.
The Legasse Trust
Frank Toogood writes:
Members might be interested in the Legasse Trust - The
Veterans' Video Archive at www.legasee.org.uk
King & Queen of
Belgium
Rhydian Vaughan writes:
I gather that the King & Queen of the Belgians will be
visiting Ypres on 28th October. Things could get a bit crowded!
They will have their own Last Post ceremony in the afternoon
and attend a service in the cathedral.
The 8pm Last Post ceremony will not be affected.
New trail retraces
Napoleon’s historic steps in Wallonia
John Greene writes:
The “Napoleon Trail in Wallonia” – a tourist trail retracing
the steps of the Emperor in Belgium during his hundred days campaign in 1815 –
was officially opened recently by the Walloon Minister for Tourism Paul Furlan.
The trail, extending over 94 kilometres from Beaumont to
Waterloo, was conceived with the help of historians and follows the footsteps
of the Emperor made nearly 200 years ago.
A Michelin trail guide, co-written by the Belgian historian
Philippe Raxhon, accompanies the new Napoleon Trail and includes historical
anecdotes, event listings, cycle routes and a selection of locations for food
and lodging. Those without a guide can also follow the some 200 signs along the
route itself. The signs indicate points of interest “such as battlegrounds,
where Napoleon slept and other various anecdotes,” explained spokesperson Jean
Fassiaux at the inauguration.
The trail, launched in the lead up to the Battle of
Waterloo’s bicentennial in 2015, “is also intended to encourage visitors to
come to Wallonia” and offer them “new ways to discover our rich heritage,”
noted Fassiaux.
A GPS circuit is being finalised for those visiting the
Napoleon Trail by bike or car, as well as hikers equipped with smartphones or
tablets. Seven video clips and a 15-minute documentary are also being released
to complement the newly inaugurated trail. More information is available at www.laroutenapoleonenwallonie.be
BBC News
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Practice WW1 battlefield discovered at Gosport
MoD site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26471922
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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