Guild Update 15th June 2015

News from Liberation Route Europe:

Peter Kruk writes:

 

Dear friends and partners,

We are very happy to share the great news with you all! The European Commission has selected our proposal LRE NEXT and wants to support it financially!

This is a very good news for the Liberation Route Europe and its development for the coming years. In September we can also start with the preparation of a Guide Community;

-          LRE Guides Organization

-          Further development of the e-learning platform

-          Validation program

-          Booking Structures

Of course the outcomes of our guide meeting in Schmidt (Germany) will be used to prepare the activities. As soon as we have more information about realization (e.g. schedule for 2015- 2017) we will contact you again.

Waterloo News

Suzanne Brunt writes:

I would like to wish everyone attending the commemorations in Belgium,

                     a safe journey and a good time had by all.

From St Pauls, we will say a prayer for the fallen, and be with you all in spirit.

last call for tour of Trinity House on 15th June 1445, £10 on door

email Suzanne or ring 01795 842992

advice for Dartford Crossing charges, no toll booths now.

www.gov.uk/pay-dartford-crossing-charge

Belgium has minted a two and a half euro coin, to foil the French ban on 2 euro coin.

05 June onwards,  Walmer Castle  new exhibition for the Duke of Wellington rooms.

www.english-heritage.org.uk  01304 364288   open daily.

14-30 June  Exposition at the Auberge Roy d'Espagne, Genappe.

contact the owner Jacques Gilbert contact@aubergeduroydespagne.be

15 June  1800 £45    Eastwell Manor, near Ashford Kent TN25 4HR

Meet your Waterloo  with re-enactors on their way to Belgium, they will

enlighten guests on their weapons etc, followed by 3-course dinner with drinks.

reservations@eastwellmanor.co.uk  01233 213020

18 June  1900  Long Acre Studios, Bingham, Notts

Peter Youds 'Balls, Belles and Bugles'

also Peters' new novel 'A Battle Lost and Won' now available

on www.bicorn.co.uk   Peter will talk for your group,

contact peter@youds.freeserve.co.uk

Belgian Waterloo postage stamps, issued by Braine L'Alleud Philately Group

will only be available at temporary post office near the Lion Mound.

http://www.rtbf.be/.../detail_waterloo-2015-des-timbres...

Dutch postage stamp for Prince William

http://collectclub.postnl.nl/postzegelmapje-523-200-jaor

Isle of Man Waterloo 200 Postage Stamps

https://www.iompost.com/stamps-coins/collection/the-battle-of-waterloo-200th-anniversary/

P O Box 10M, Isle of Man Post Office, Douglas  IM99 1PB

19 June  1830  St James Church, Piccadilly  W1J 9LL

Gala Concert for Waterloo with Royal Military Band 'Johan Willem Friso'

from the Netherlands.  book on www.skdl.it/1KquKST

20 June  1930  Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick

Path to Waterloo   Concert in aid of Help for Heroes.

21 June  Waterloo International Military Music Festival and Parade

               around The Mall, London   from 16.30

Parade leaves Horse Guards at 1815   http://thnwd.org.uk

27 June  1600  Church of the Holy Cross, Court Rd, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth PL8 1DL

commemorative gathering of re-enactors at the grave of Sir John Colborne.

The village of East Shilton Leicester, has produced a book on the 6 local men

who fought in Waterloo artillery.  £5+£2p+p  paul.lseaton@gmail.com

follow www.GTroopRHA.co.uk

Souvenir-Francais UK has new website https://souvfranuk.wordpress.com

watch for future events.

Somme Update

Glenn Hearndon Commonwealth War Graves Commission writes:

CWGC DCMS Planning for the Somme Commemorations 2016

The CWGC is working with the DCMS on planning for the commemorations for the Battle(s) of the Somme.  We would like to gather information on events that may be taking place on the Somme during July to November 2016.  Could any readers contact me with any details that they may have.  We would like to know:

1.            When and what the event is?

2.            Do the organisers want the event to be made available to the wider public?

I would be grateful for any feedback glenn.hearnden@cwgc.org

Validation 2015

 

Tim Saunders writes:

The work, as reported in the spring, being undertaken by the VTeam to complete the latest evolutionary development of the Validation Programme has now been completed. The documentation is currently out with Validators for their comments.

The time table for bringing it into use is as follows:

12 June    Validators consultation period

25 June  Finalisation

30 June  Soft launch on the Guild website

3 July     Announcement of publication in the Guild update

1 August  All assignments to be submitted under the 2015 Validation Programme

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Best Regards

Tony Smith

Guild Secretary

International Guild of Battlefield Guides

Best Regards

Tony Smith

Guild Secretary

International Guild of Battlefield Guides

Guild Update 7th June 2015

New Members

Jo Hook writes:

We welcome the following new members into the Guild:

·         Robert Aubery from Malta joins. His interests are WW2 Malta and Sicily Campaigns and Mil History in Malta – particularly Naval History

·         Andrew Brentnall from Suffolk re-joins. His interests are Mid-19th Century, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War American Civil War

·         David Randall from West Sussex joins. His interests are WW1 Western Front

·         Ben Mayne from Warwickshire joins. His interests are Normandy Campaign, WW1

·         Cliff Lloyd from Lancashire joins. His interests are Western Desert in WW2, British Campaigns against Vichy French, Battle of Atlantic WW2

·         Peter Harrop from Cheshire joins. His interests are Great War, Somme Specialist, Passchendaele, Ypres, Poperinghe, Gallipoli and Arras plus WW2 knowledge

·         Andrew Simkins from Somerset joins. His interests are Sarajevo, Falkland Islands, Malaya Emergency

·         Malcolm Barnes from Co. Durham joins. His interests are Ypres Chemical Warfare

·         Gary Keith from Andover joins. His interests are Role of Chaplains on Operations, Chaplaincy during WW2

·         David Grainger from Lincolnshire re-joins. His interests are WW1 Ypres Messines Vimy Ridge

·         Gary Edwards from Wiltshire joins. His interests are Operation Market Garden and Overlord

·         Dirk J Smit from the Netherlands joins. His interests are Market Garden

·         Stuart Ross from Cumbernauld joins. His interests are WW1 Somme and British Army

"Wars of the Roses a New Interpretation” - a lecture by Hugh Bicheno

Frank Baldwin writes:

There will be a lecture and sandwich lunch , 12.30-2.00pm 10th June 2015. Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HM Tower of London.

Hugh Bicheno has published seven analyses of famous conflicts including 'Razor's Edge', the now standard history of the Falklands War, and 'Sea-Dogs', a new look at the great Elizabethan corsairs. The period that most interests him is the Late Medieval/Renaissance era, when modern Europe began to take shape.

The period 1455-1461 was one of the most violent in English history, with one battle in 1455 and seven in 1459-61. Hugh will explain why and how they were fought, illustrating his talk with the maps he created for 'Battle Royal', due out in November, the first of two books on the Wars of the Roses..

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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The Road to Bletchley Park

Iain Standen writes:

Major new exhibition explores codebreaking in World War One

The first major exhibition to explore codebreaking in World War One is now open at Bletchley Park. The Road to Bletchley Park, sponsored by BAE Systems and Ultra Electronics, celebrates the pioneering achievements of those who waged a secret war – and how they paved the way for the Codebreakers of World War Two.

The story of signals intelligence in WW1 is an untold but crucial one, because a large number of those involved went on to work with the newly formed Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) in 1919, which then relocated to Bletchley Park in 1939. Sarah Ralph, Bletchley Park’s WW1 Exhibition Research Coordinator, says “Their efforts from 1914 to 1918 allowed the Codebreakers to hit the ground running at the outbreak of WW2.”

The first phase of this fascinating exhibition, now open in the Block C Visitor Centre at Bletchley Park, introduces the two very separate codebreaking organisations working in WW1: MI1(b), set up by the Army, and Room 40, established by the Navy. They were each fighting a secret war, behind the scenes in London offices.

The work of these two distinct organisations, each with their own hierarchies and objectives, was dependent on what was then brand new technology. One key exhibit is a replica of a Marconi crystal receiver listening set. Sarah adds “Both Allies and Central Powers used cable and wireless telegraphy to intercept messages and deduce enemy tactics and positions. Each side tried to break the other’s codes and gain valuable intelligence.”

The exhibition also delves into some of the key characters involved in codebreaking during both wars. Sarah says “One of my favourite exhibits related to the work in Room 40 is a copy of Jane’s Fighting Ships. I love this book. It’s an exhaustive catalogue of every nation’s warships. Every time a ship was sunk (Room 40 staff) would cross out the name. It’s a very physical way of marking the conflict’s progress.”

CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust, Iain Standen says “We hope this exhibition, which runs until 2019, will help to shed light on a hitherto less well known story of WW1. As the title of the exhibition alludes to, the work of Room 40 and MI1(b) in WW1 laid the foundations of the success of Bletchley Park in WW2. Visitors will learn how these pioneers operated, and how their work led to the formation of the Government Code and Cypher School, the organisation that eventually set up Bletchley Park.”

Waterloo Events

Suzanne Brunt writes:

for Battle weekend news, and parking tickets

www.waterloo2015.org/en

for updated info on transport arrangements in Belgium

www.sherpa.be    eventinfo@sherpa.be

shuttle trains Brussels/Braine l'Alleud  www.sncb.be/waterloo2015

shuttle buses will run to battlefield, or 3 kms walk.

carpool details  www.eventpool.be parking passes must be pre-booked.

TV and Radio Programmes to look out for............

10 June                 2100   BBC2     Andrew Roberts 'Napoleon'

15-19 June          13.45  Radio 4  Andrew Roberts 'Napoleon'

14 +  21 June      2200   History Channel, 'Sean Bean on Waterloo' also  Sky529+50,Virgin 234,BT+talktalk 327

18 June                 2000   Irish Channel TG4, a docurama by Tile Films  tells the story of the Irish and Scots at Waterloo entitled  'Waterloo: NA LAOCHRA GAEL'   tilefilms.ie also to be shown on 16 June 2100 BBC2 Scotland.

12-16 June          Bicentenary Events in Ligny www.1815ligny2015.be

17 June  1345  Inauguration at Hougoumont of memorial by Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, with Princess Astrid of Belgium, Duke of Wellington, Prince Blucher and Prince Charles Napoleon.

18 June                 They will be joined by the Royal families of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Saturdays till 20 June  £10+fee www.westminsterguides.org.uk/waterloo City of Westminster walks starting at Trafalgar Square, ending at Apsley House, looking at Wellingtons London. must be pre-booked at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-waterloo-commemoration-walk-tickets-15943717087? ff-erelexporg no phone number, email for details on info@westminsterguides.org.uk

some weekdays may be added.

until 30 Sept  Tourism Office, Chausee de Bruxelles 218, 1410 Waterloo 0900-1800  free Exhibition of art of Patrice Courcelle. 

  

Artorium Military Art, 7 Enbrook Rd, Sandgate, Folkestone CT20 3BL   01303 847160 info@artoriummilitaryart.co.uk. Stunning commemoration art prints for Waterloo 2015.

www.atoriummilitaryart.co.uk

www.bicorn.co.uk  for excellent Waterloo novel by Peter Youds 'A Battle Lost and Won' out in next few days.

Guild Secretary

Secretary writes:

I will be away on tour from Tuesday and not returning home until July 12th. During this time we will endeavour to maintain the weekly Update. However it may be somewhat haphazard!

Best Regards

Tony Smith

Guild Secretary

International Guild of Battlefield Guides

Guild Update 31st May 2015

Membership Renewals

Secretary writes:

This will be the last Update that a number of members will receive as Jo Hook has now collated all the membership renewals and by next week we will have deleted all those members that have not paid from the mailing list. If you stop receiving the Update from next Friday it will be because our records show that your annual membership is still outstanding and you therefore will assumed to have left. If this happens and you believe that you have paid or wish to pay now please let me know.  

Waterloo Events

Suzanne Brunt writes:

Below is the latest list of Waterloo events:

for details of public transport between Brussels and Waterloo

http://www.european-traveler.com/.../transportation-waterloo.../

22 May-06 Sept  exhibition at Lakeside Gallery, Nottingham University.

18 June  Catriona Kennedy 'Women and Waterloo'

08 July   Charles Esdaile              05 Aug   Russ Foster

18 June  Concert 'Plains of Waterloo'

www.nottingham.ac.uk     0115 951 5151

National Army Museum exhibitions around the country.

06 June-24 Oct   at Victoria Gallery and Museum/Liverpool  and Williamson Art Gallery and Museum/Birkenhead.   and  Museum of Liverpool. Look for dates at Gordon Highlanders Museum/Aberdeen, Guards Museum/London, Somerset Military Museum/Taunton, Bankfield Museum/Halifax, Blackwatch Museum/Perth, Cardiff Castle, University of York.

info@nam.ac.uk      020 7730 0717   

13 June  Leeds Armoury Waterloo Conference. Gareth Glover talks ''Sibornes models and letters'

13 June  University of Southampton  Massive online course over 3 weeks. Enrol at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/wellington-and-waterloo/

The Tooting Broads are a duet who play period tunes on flutes.

If you would like them to attend any Waterloo event you are planning, please contact Jane Gilbert  0784 328 0286  and  0780 427 2759 for details of their free offer.  thetootingbroads@gmail.com

Discover your Waterloo Ancestors on Findmypast.  first month for £1

www.findmypast.co.uk/waterloo-200    offer ends 01 July 2015. Now with more Napoleonic war records, and medal rolls.

Isle of Man special postage stamps for The 100 Days and Waterloo200 on www.iomstamps.com  01624 698430  stamps@iompost.com

From beginning of June Waterloo special postage stamps on www.royalmail.com/waterloo if anyone has details of Belgian stamps for Waterloo200 please tell me.

Restoration of Cavalie Mercers' Grave in Exeter. Join the group at http://www.gtrooprha.co.uk/events Robert Pocock  Robert@gtrooprha.co.uk  01392 875551

06 June 1400-1700  £5   Belmont Chapel Hall, Western Way, Exeter talk 'Waterloo and Mercer'   07857 599232  pcoleman.ecs@btinternet.com

06 June    1000-1630    Yorkshire and Waterloo Day.

Lecture Room LG10, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds.

£15 or £7.50 for students for a full day of talks by eminent speakers, and displays.

Lunch is not included, bring a picnic or visit local cafes. Refreshments at intervals are included.

book with cheque to  Yorkshire Archaeologist Society, Judith Rushton, 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds LS2 9NZ

book by 03 June       0113 245 7910

13 June  1800  £15  Waterloo Concert at Shrewsbury Castle - open air concert with Rifles band and ACF bands

www.shropshireacf.org.uk  mde@greenclean.com

15 June  1445-1630  tour of Trinity House, London few places open, contact Suzanne  01795 842992

16 June  1300-1400  Hunterian Museum at Royal College of Surgeons, Lincolns inn Fields.

Mick Crumplin talks on 'Battlefield Medicine at Waterloo'   £4  book on 020 7869 6568

18 June   Grand Waterloo Dinner and Ball

Eastwell Manor, near Ashford Kent.   £60

reservations@eastwellmanor.co.uk     01233 213020

18 June  1400-1800  free Waterloo event

Hartley Library, University of Southampton   kr@soton.ac.uk

sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk

19+20 June     Ride of The Lions Cycle Ride

Join for one day Dover-London for £200

stay on 19th at the Duke Of York Military School, Dover with food, plus kit, plus lunch at Shepherd Neame Faversham on 20th,plus post ride drinks at Fulham,

plus goody bag.  book asap on www.rideofthelions.co.uk

Ride of the Lions Ltd, 59 Klea Ave, Clapham, SW4 9HY

19 June  1100-1400  Military Museum in Brussels.

Seeing off Henry Percy and The New Waterloo Dispatch

followed by lunch for Waterloo descendants  Berkeley.alice@googlemail.com

New Waterloo Dispatch details on www.waterloo200.org.uk under Events.

20 June   apply for tickets to the service in Canterbury Cathedral on newwaterloodispatch@kent.gov.uk

20 June   Waterloo Day, Manor Barn, De la Warr Rd, Bexhill Old Town, TN40 2JA

1200-1800  free day of events and exhibitions,  starting with a soldiers lunch, talks, films, and music by The New Scorpion Band

jdear@outlook.com  www.bexhillhanoveriankgl.co.uk

20 June  1930    Waterloo Concert in Exeter Cathedral

tickets £12-£25 from Cathedral Box office  01392 285 983

www.ticketsource.co.uk/exetercathedral

29 June  1800  Friends of Lord Hills Column  AGM

The Wilfrid Owen Room, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury

Bicentenary Waterloo Pins supporting The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2015

write for flyer to Veterans Rosette, West Lodge, Colstoun, Haddington, East Lothian EH21 4PA

veteransrosette@gmail.com    Pins @£5   Waterloo Rosette @£5  1815 Tie Pin @£5  all three @£10

ask for consolidated orders and discounts for groups.

Future Learn

Mike Scott writes:

A note to all members about Future Learn

https://www.futurelearn.com/

An Open University collaboration with other top universities to offer free short on-line courses. They offer an incredible range of course on almost every subject. Easy to sign up and choose courses. I have just completed week 1 of a 3 week course on World War 1: Trauma and Memory. Mostly brief articles and short (no more than 10 minutes) videos. Some useful downloads as well.

Took me an hour or so to complete this weeks ‘course’. Lots of information that I knew but some very useful stuff that I did not, so well worth an hour of my time each week. Looks like I can do Week 2 and 3 already. I am signed up for several courses that I hope are as useful as this one.

I recommend it to you all.

Best Regards

Tony Smith

Guild Secretary

International Guild of Battlefield Guides