New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Jan Van Heese from Nijmegen Netherlands joins.
His interests are Nijmegen Grosebeek, Arnhem – Oosterbeek, Overloon – Venlo
Betuwe (the Island) Lower Rhineland (Germany)
·
Desmond Hayley from Aldershot joins. His
interests are WW1 and WW2
·
James Aitchison from Bristol joins. His
interests are D- Day Normandy
·
Darren Sheerin from Warwickshire joins. His
interests are First and Second world War with emphasis on Western Front for
WW1 and Special Forces Operations for WW2
Battle of the Somme
Centenary Commemorations
Mike Scott writes:
I have recently represented the Guild at a meeting called by
the DCMS for tour operators to discuss the Somme Commemorations in 2016. A
summary report is attached to this Update which members may find useful..
New Edition of the Somme
Battlefield Map
Tonie & Valmai Holt write:
Members may be interested to note that we have just
published the 7th edition of the Somme Battlefield Map, greatly updated with
many new memorials and sites of interest, edition of our Somme Battlefield Map.
In it we have included an image of what we call ‘The
Coveted Badge of the Guild of Battlefield Guides’, beside the logos of the
Somme Battlefield Partners and the ‘Sites de memoire de la Grande Guerre’, to
promote interest in the Guild.
Members who wish to provide their travellers with maps
and order more than 5 copies qualify for a one-third discount on the £3.50
retail price.
Contact the Secretary with orders.
New Validation Secretary
Tim Saunders writes:
Tim Stoneman has agreed to become the new Validation
Secretary, taking over from Alison. Contact details etc. will shortly appear on
the website.
Guild Christmas Lunch
Andy Thompson
The annual Christmas lunch will be held at the Union Jack Club
(which is adjacent to Waterloo Station) on Friday 4th December. 12:30 for
13:00.
Cost £35 per person
To reserve your place please contact Andy Thompson info@eyewitnesstours.com
Celebrate Christmas and the end of the guiding year with
good company, great food and like-minded people!
Autumn Validation
Opportunities
Tim Saunders writes:
As previously announced the Dieppe Validation weekend will
take place over the weekend 25/26 November. Firm bids for places must be
submitted to the Director of Validation timsaunders@btinternet.com before the
end of this month. Priority will be given to Guides based on the
Continent. A UK validation event will be held in London or the SE over
the weekend 14/15 November details to follow.
"Battle of Britain
1940” A lecture and sandwich lunch
Frank Baldwin writes:
Professor Michael Clarke, the Director General of the Royal
United Services Institute, will talk about the Battle of Britain 1940.
This is a chance to hear one of Britain's leading military
historians and defence commentators on his chosen subject. Before assuming his
current appointment, Professor Clarke was Deputy Vice-Principal and Director of
Research Development at King's College London. He was the founding Director of
the Centre for Defence Studies and of the International Policy Institute at
King's College London.
Before that, he taught international politics at the
Universities of Aberystwyth, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, New Brunswick,
and the Open University. He has been a Specialist Adviser to the House of
Commons Defence Committee since 1997, having served previously with the House
of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. In 2004 he was appointed the UK member of
the United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
In 2009 he was appointed to the Prime Minister's National Security Forum and in
2010 to the Chief of Defence Staff's new Strategic Advisory Group. He also
serves on the Strategic Advisory Panel on Defence for UK Trade and Industry.
12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 15th September 2015
Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess
of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HM Tower of London
Our hosts will be the Fusiliers Museum and the event
includes a sandwich lunch a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the
exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers mess in HM Tower of London. If you
would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make a donation of £25 for
each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust) and email your name,
contact number and any special requirements (dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org On
receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the venue.
If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to
welcoming you.
In order for you to be receive a pass allowing you access to
the RRF Building inside the Tower of London and be included in the catering you
must book at least 48 hours before the event.
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BBC News
·
'Little Willie' tank marks centenary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-34195396
·
Guernsey Allied Aircrew Memorial dedicated - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34186832
·
Sacrifice of WW2 airmen marked by Guernsey
Airport memorial - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34176824
·
Official plaque to recognise Jane Haining in
Dunscore - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34209004
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
International Guild
of Battlefield Guides
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