Guild Update 7th August 2015

New Members

Jo Hook writes:

We welcome the following new members into the Guild:

·         Mark Offord Holyport joins. His interests are WW1 Ypres and Somme

·         Mike Selcon Dorking Surrey joins. His interests are 1914-1918 Western Front WW2

Despatches Magazine

Mike Peters writes:

The latest copy of Despatches should now have hit your doormat. If you have not yet received your copy please let Tony Smith know along with details of your current address so that we can check we have you down correctly on the database.

AGM Dates

Secretary writes:

Keen eyed members will have noted that the dates for the AGM are noted in the latest edition of Despatches as being from the 19th - 21st of February 2016 whereas the last Update noted them as being the 29th - 31st January 2016. Despatches went to print with a provisional date and the correct date now booked with the hotel is the 29th - 31st January.

Military Map Book

Ryan Gearing writes:

I’m looking to work on a book of military maps. I would be interested to learn members thoughts on particular maps / dates relating to any of the following

•                     Ottoman Empire 1500-1606-1699

•                     War of the Holy League 1510-1514

•                     Thirty Years War 1618-1648

•                     Turkish-Venetian Wars 1646-1669

•                     English Civil Wars 1642-1646, 1648-1651

•                     Anglo Dutch Wars 1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674

•                     Northern Wars 1655-1660

•                     Hapsburg-Ottoman war for Hungary 1662-1683

•                     Dutch War 1672-1678    

•                     Irish War 1689-1691                          

•                     War of the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg) 1688-1697

•                     Austrian-Turkish War 1683-1699

•                     Great Northern War 1700-1721

•                     Jacobite Rebellion 1715

•                     The War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714

•                     War of the Quadruple Alliance 1718-1720

•                     Anglo-Spanish War 1727-1729

•                     War of the Polish Succession 1733-1738

•                     War of Jenkins's Ear 1739-1741                                  

•                     The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748

•                     First Silesian War 1740-1742

•                     Jacobite Rebellion 1745-1746

•                     French and Indian War 1754-1763

•                     The Seven Years War 1756-1763

•                     Russian-Turkish Wars 1768-1774, 1787-1792

•                     The War of American Independence (1775-1783)

•                     Wars of the French Revolution 1792-1802

•                     Napoleonic Wars 1800-1815

•                     Anglo-American War 1812-1815

There are thoughts here relating to individual volumes per era (above) or one “deluxe” volume across the range (or even both)

If anyone has any interest in this project please get in touch.

ryan@unicornpress.org

Guiding In Italy (see last week’s Update)

Linda Haywood of ETOA writes:

I think my email sent out last week on the 29th July has led to some confusion for which I apologise.

The two forms that I sent you were to be used by non- Italian nationals when applying for a ‘dichiarazione’ which all Tour Guides should apply for if they are going to work in Italy on a temporary basis.

Self Declaration 1.1 T.O. (declaration)

Below you will also find the ‘Legal Guidelines for non- Italian Tour Guides’ which explains in detail about the ‘dichiarazione’, as well as a copy of the ‘dichiarazione’ and the English translation.

Legal Guidelines for non Italian Tour Guides
Latest Dichi
English translation of Dichiarazione

These documents were sent out earlier in the year.

So these two documents are only to be used by Tour Guides applying for a ‘dichiarazione’ providing additional information as requested by the Italian Ministry.

I do hope this clarifies the situation but do revert to me with any further questions.

New French Traffic Laws

Mike Shiel writes:

Members may be interested to note new French traffic regulations recently imposed:

From 1 July 2015 a new regulation comes into force in France forbidding all drivers from wearing any device capable of emitting sound in their ear. This applies to all road users driving with a steering wheel (truck, coach, van and car) or a handlebar (motorbike, scooter, moped and bicycle). The prohibition applies not only to telephone conversations but also to music and radio whenever the sound passes through a device in contact with the ears. This new decree complements the existing prohibition from using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving and is a class 4 offence, making the driver liable to a fine of €135 (and deduction of three points for French national drivers).

Best Regards

Tony Smith

Guild Secretary