Guild Christmas Lunch
Mike Peters writes:
I asked the Secretary to delay this week’s bulletin until
after the Guild Christmas Lunch which took place at the Union Jack Club in
London yesterday. I have to report that the event was a huge success with many
members staying on well into the evening. These events do not happen without a
significant amount of hard work and I thank Andy Thompson for his efforts
planning and organising what was a very enjoyable afternoon full of Christmas
cheer laced with banter and stories. Andy’s skill-set as a Head Teacher was
however stretched a little as there was a degree of herding cats! Year 9
students are apparently easier to control than a gaggle of Guides enjoying a
day off from the battlefields. Before lunch started I took the opportunity to
give the members, Guild Supporters and Guild Partners who were present some
feedback from the AGM and some thoughts on the direction that the Guild will be
taking in 2015 - I will be circulating a full Chairman’s Despatch to the entire
membership before Christmas in which I will be expanding more formally on this.
During the lunch Andy announced that the Christmas Lunch 2015 will take place
in London on 4 December - You all have 12 months notice, put it in your diary
and come along and enjoy a Guild social event. Those people who stated that
they would be starting validation in 2015…I haven’t forgotten who you are!
Somme Validation Day 30th
January 2015
Secretary writes:
A validation day has been arranged in the Somme area on the
30th January 2015. Those wishing to undertake assignments 1, 5 or 6 are asked
to send their details to Alison Hine asap. The event is open to all - not just
members based in France. If there are enough people form the UK interested in
attending, group transport will be arranged.
If you would like to attend please contact Alison Hine at alison@hine49.org.uk.
Despatches - the Next
Edition
Secretary writes:
The next edition of Despatches is scheduled for March 2015.
If you have an article that you would like to put forward please send it to me
before the end of February 2015.
Guide Wanted
Peter Gasgoyne-Lockwood writes:
I have an Australian traveller who is looking to visit
France next August (after the 9th) and wishes to see sites in France &
Belgium. He would like to join a regular tour.
Contact Peter Gasgoyne-Lockwood at oldcount@aol.com
Agincourt 1415
Peter Hoskins Writes:
Pen and Sword have recently published my book Agincourt
1415: A Tourist’s Guide to the Campaign, written with Professor Anne Curry
:http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Agincourt-1415-Paperback/p/7902 . The book
tells the story of the campaign and the battle and guides the tourist, on foot,
by bike or by car, along the route from the landings near modern Le Havre
through the battlefield to Calais. It shows surviving monuments contemporary to
the campaign. Pen and Sword have offered a 20% discount to members using the
code 212514, although it looks as though a similar discount is openly available
on their website!
Hire of Mini Bus
Ken Lees writes:
I have been asked, by someone who is arranging a visit to
Ypres with his extended family, for recommendations of any companies that hire
mini-coaches (with driver) for two days next May. There will be about 12-15
people in total, so a minibus would be too small. They will be travelling
independently to Ypres and meeting there to start their tour.
I have never hired a mini-coach for the Ypres area would
welcome any experiences or recommendations to pass on.
Please reply to Lees.Ken@BTinternet.com
AGM Pictures
Willem Kleijn writes:
I've put all my pictures and those Wybo made, in downscaled
resolution, in a Dropbox file. Anyone interested, please send me an email, and
I will allow them to copy pics of their choice from this file
The only thing one has to do is register an account with www.Dropbox.com (free)
If anyone wishes to have any of my pics in original
resolution (not Wybo's) , they should mail me the number of the
pics required.
Please note: file size is 10mB per pic!, so please allow
your mailbox to receive this kind of data.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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