Links
Hire Society Coach Hire
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware... www.cwgc.org
Mesh Theatre
We are excited to announce R C Sheriff's JOURNEY'S END will be MESH theatre co's first production in Ypres 2017 in the town's icon Ammunitions Dump. A hundred years since Sheriff himself was injured at Passchendaele in the 3rd Battle of Ypres, MESH brings his masterpiece to this region "where history speaks". Sheriff's ground-breaking play remains one of the most powerful and successful dramas to expose the tragedy and horror of conflict.Set in a dugout over four days leading up to a massive German attack on the British trenches in 1917, it charts the tension, claustrophobia and cold terror experienced by a company of officers as new recruit, Lieutenant Raleigh, discovers Captain Stanhope, his childhood friend and hero, has changed almost beyond recognition. Show dates / times: October 10 - November 12 3pm & 7pm Tues, Thurs and Sat 3pm Weds, Fri, and Sun. Private performances available for large groups (by arrangement)... Click here for ticket information.
The Spirit of Normandy
Mesothelioma Prognosis Network
Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships because of its resistance to fire.
Mesothelioma Prognosis Network have created the most extensive prognosis support and information source online.
Poppy Scotland
Poppyscotland supports veterans and their dependants in Scotland through the help of dedicated volunteers and donors... www.poppyscotland.org.uk/
Somme
www.somme-battlefields.com Somme Tourist Board website
VisitFlanders Tourist Board
http://www.visitflanders.co.uk/go/destinations/ypres-intro.html
Nord Pas De Calais Tourism
http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/tourisme/wartime-memories.html
Travel France Online
http://www.travelfranceonline.com/
Great War Literature
http://www.greatwarliterature.co.uk/
Help for Veterans
http://householdquotes.co.uk/help-for-veterans/
Museum Links:
Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke www.passchendaele.be
The Wellington Quarry, Arras www.carriere-wellington.com
The Great War Museum, Peronne www.historial.org
In Flanders Fields, Ypres www.inflandersfields.be
Auchonvillers www.ww1wallofremembrance.org
Auchonvillers WW1 & WW2 Museum www.avrilwilliams.eu
General Links:
The Somme Remembrance Association www.somme-remembrance.com
Achiet-le-Grand www.achiet-le-grand.org
Cassino Battlefields http://www.cassinobattlefields.co.uk/
