New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Paul Marsh from Tidworth
joins. His interests are WW1 Ypres and Flanders WW2 Normandy
·
Bill Hounsome from Sevenoaks Kent joins. His
interests are WW1
GBG Weekend Arnhem
Wybo Boersma writes:
We held a very good weekend in Arnhem. There were sisxteen
participants in total. From the UK/Belgium we meet Duncan Cook, John Greene,
Francois Wicart and Margret Pearson, Hugh and Elk Jenner. There were also a
number of Dutch members and some Friends of the Airborne Museum.
We visited the German Bunker at Schaarsbergen and the Museum
Airfield Deelen where a tour was led by Willem Kleijn. We also went to the
National Military Museum, House Doorn, the bridge at Arnhem and the Airborne
Museum Hartenstein where I led a tour. We were also able to vivit the Glider
Museum and a private museum at Wolfheze. On Saturday we had a battlefield tour
led by Luuk Buist which looked at the Gliders and Glider Pilot Regiment.
Finally on Sunday morning we held an assignment 1 in the Airborne Museum.
November Validation Event
Chris Finn writes:
Due to very few definite expressions of interest I regret
that I have cancelled the UK Validation Event planned for 14 or 15
November. There is still a Validation Event planned for Normandy/Dieppe
on 28/29 November but with only four potential candidates the decision is with
Council as to whether or not to go ahead with the Event, particularly in view
of the cost. More candidates would contribute to making it viable
so if anyone is interested in attending please let Tim Saunders know ASAP on dval@gbg-international.com
Guild AGM
The Guild AGM weekend will be held at Highgate House
Northampton between the 29th and 31st January 2016. All members and associate
members are invited. An application form to book your accommodation
requirements is attached.
The Guild AGM will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 30th
and formal notification of this will follow.
The final details of the programme for the weekend are in
the process of being prepared and will be put up on the website in due course.
However one element will be a Naseby battlefield walk which will be held on the
afternoon of Friday 29th. It would be useful if members interested in
participating in this would indicate that on the application form at this
stage.
Payment for the weekend can be made by cheque (made payable
to the Guild of Battlefield Guides) or bank transfer (if using this method
please let me know when you have paid and reference the payment so that I can
identify it). Payment must be made before 31st December 2015.
Theft from Talana Museum
at Dundee (Northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Tony Scott writes:
I have received the following from the Talana Museum:
As many of you will no doubt be aware by now, thieves broke
into the Talana Museum at Dundee (Northern KwaZulu-Natal) over the weekend and
stole several irreplaceable items, including the medals listed below.
Please ask your contacts to be on the lookout for these
should they be offered for sale. They will be blacklisted but it will be really
wonderful if they can be retrieved and returned to the Museum, whose contact
details are shown at the end of this message.
The list of medals can be seen at http://www.talana.co.za/index.php/stolen-medals
Pictures at http://www.talana.co.za/images/Picsmedals.pdf
VLM Airlines
Mike Peters writes:
I have received the following which may be of interest to
members:
I thought I should contact you in order to get information
out to your members.
VLM Airlines are operating flights from both Birmingham and
Southampton to Antwerp which makes it easy for any of your members to meet
groups going to the WW1 battlefields, we can also offer group rates to any of
your members who wish to arrange bespoke small groups.
Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with.
I shall be attending WTM so please feel free to call onto our stand
VisitFlanders 1400
Colin Oakley
Business Consultant
VLM-Airlines
UK & Ireland
International Airport Antwerp
Airport Building, PO Box 50
B-2100 Antwerp
Belgium
Tel.ANR: +32
(0) 3 285 6868
Mobile UK: +44 (0) 7525 126333
Email : colin.oakley@vlmairlines.com
Website : www.flyvlm.com
Thefts from Vehicles
Secretary writes:
We have had a report from a member whose car was recently
broken into whilst travelling with friends in the Aisne region. The
break-in took place at Old Craonne Arboretum, on the Chemin des Dames. On
reporting the matter to the police, it became clear that thieves are targeting
cars in this relatively remote area, as this was not the first such incident to
be reported. Obviously not leaving valuables on display in the car is
sound advice; but on the basis that the thieves appear to be somewhat
opportunistic, it may also be advisable not to leave vehicles unattended,
especially in some of the more isolated parking spots.
Edith Cavell
Dave Platt writes:
Just thought it would be nice for our members to be aware of
the 100 years anniversary on Monday that Edith Cavell was executed.
To find out more about the Edith Cavell Trust see https://www.cavellnursestrust.org/edith-cavell
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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