New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new member into the Guild:
·
Gareth Davies from Wiltshire joins. His
interests are WW1 and WW2
Last Call for the Guild
AGM Weekend
Secretary writes:
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 201
Places are virtually filled up and there are now very few
rooms left. If you want to attend please let me know asap.
To date the members attending are as follows:
Graeme Cooper
R Barnes
Chris Finn
Anthony Rich
John Pratt
Carlo Larosa
Vivienne Whelpton
Paul Oldfield
Terry Webb
Ian Langworthy
Allan Wood
Gary Edwards
Mike Mizen
David Harvey
John Cotterill
Tony Smith
Mike Peters
Simon Worrall
Emma White
Mike Scott
Brian Shaw
Dudley Giles
Tim Stoneman
Tony Coutts Britton
Lord Faulkner
Wybo Boersma
Willem Kleijn
Duncan Barnes
Chris Preston
Andrew Thomson
Duncan Cook
Julian Whippy
Clive Harris
Kathleen Neagle
Ian Gumm
Glenn Hearnden
Bert Eikelenboom
Joel Stoppels
Julian Humphries
Dennis Weatherall
John Hamill
Rob Deere
Edwin Popkin
Jip Meijer
Paul Kersey
Jo Hook
Mike Shiel
Bob Darby
John Greenacre
Anthony Scott
Tim Saunders
Tom Dormer
Gary Weight
Michael Jackson
Chris Scott
Pamela Golding
Andy Johnson
James Porter
Jim White
Roger Lye
Phillipe Maree
Belgian Tourist board
Belgian Tourist board
Stuart Kinloch
Vern Littley
Bruce Littley
Gordon Hill
Bob Brunsdon
Alison Hine
Simon Bendry
Francois Wicart
Margaret Pearson
Rob Webb
Robert Hina
Validation at the Annual
General Meeting
Tim Stoneman writes:
Guild members wishing to be validated for Assignments 1, 5
and/or 6 at the AGM should email me (valsec@gbg-international.com) by
29 December in order for the validation sessions to be arranged and fitted into
the weekend's programme.
Members wishing to submit written assignments prior to the
AGM are reminded that the Validation manual states: "Candidates must allow
at least a clear month between submission of assignments to the ValSec and the
Friday before the Guild AGM if they are anticipating the award of the Badge at
that AGM. There will be no assessment of written assignments at the
AGM." Thus the deadline for submission of written assignments by
those hoping to be awarded the Badge at the AGM is also 29 December.
Guild Christmas Lunch
Friday December 4th UJC London
Mike Scott writes:
There is still time (and room) for those who have space in
their social calendar for December to attend the guild Christmas lunch.
We have 25 booked for the lunch and this number is likely to
rise as members (and friends of the guild) suddenly realise that they are both
free and that they can combine a splendid lunch with a Christmas shopping raid
on the capital.
Cost £35 – for the full Christmas fare PLUS port. Great
value, great company and an excellent way to end the season.
Please contact Mike Scott (mike.r.scott@btinternet.com) to
book a place. Last reservations will be taken on Friday 20 November ie next
week.
Payment is by cheque to Tony Smith payable to Guild of
Battlefield Guides Ltd or by Bank Transfer to the Guild Account:
Account
name
Guild of Battlefield Guides Ltd
Sort
code:
40 19 30
Account
number:
91657135
For reference please use your membership number with the
prefix LL.
Guild Merchandise
Secretary writes:
We are in the process of revamping the range and look of the
Guild merchandise range. If you have any ideas of items that we might add to
the range please let me know.
Will Townend Award
Secretary writes:
The award honours the memory of the late Will Townend, in
particular his willingness to share his extensive technical knowledge of
Artillery and his wider knowledge of battlefields in general with his fellow
Battlefield Guides.
It is also intended that those nominated for the award will
be recognised as selfless members of the GBG who freely and unselfishly share
their knowledge with their peers.
To date I have not had many nominations. I would be grateful
if members could put some thought into considering who they might like to
nominate and let me know. Voting is restricted to members and associate members
of the Guild only.
Somme Commemorations 2016
Bob Podesa writes:
Apologies if you already have this information, latest info
on travel restrictions on The Somme for 2016 may be found here;
New Book
Secretary writes:
Members may be interested in the following new book about
the invasion of Madagascar - see http://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-IRONCLAD-British-Invasion-Madagascar-ebook/dp/B017KNUUVS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1446710316&sr=1-1&keywords=Cliff+Lloyd
Latest Travel Situation
Secretary writes:
The following travel update has been received from ETOA:
Belgium
In Brussels the government is continuing with its “level
four” terrorism threat actions. This, in effect, means restrictions on major
public events and a high level of police and military presence. This presence
will be mainly apparent on public transport, rail stations and shopping areas.
Schools in Brussels remain closed today (Tuesday), but will re-open from
tomorrow. The Brussels metro will also be re-opened on Wednesday: other public
transport (on trams and buses) are still operating.
In the rest of Belgium (which is under a lower level of
“threat”), all services and attractions are running normally, albeit with an increased
security presence.
Belgium have announced no formal border checks.
France
In Paris, all public services and all museums and all
attractions are now open normally. Tours were restarted at the Stade de France
last Saturday.
The only restriction in place is on the movement of French
School groups. This does not apply to foreign groups, though some countries
have followed the French lead and advised such trips to be temporarily stopped.
We expect this restriction to be lifted next Sunday, 29th of November.
The French borders remain open, with some checks taking
place. We understand that these are being carried out with discretion and are
not causing any severe disruption. Schengen visas, irrespective of their
country of issuance, are being accepted.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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