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ELMS Events Diary 2009
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Please note this is not yet a definitive list - details of other events planned for 2009 are still to be finalised |
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Ecole
Frederick de Jongh : 28 March
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A one day visit to lay a wreath on the memorial to Frederick de Jongh, at the Ecole
Frederick
de Jongh
at Schaerbeek in Brussels. Organised by ELMS member Phil Douglas |
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Possum Line Memorial : 28 March to 2 April |
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A six day minibus trip starting from Brussels with two nights in Florenville, Belgium and four nights in Reims.
The party will be following the route of the Possum Escape Line with a one day visit to the Mailly-le-Camp and French Resistance memorials. Organised by ELMS member John Clinch |
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ELMS
Reunion Week and Memorial Weekend : 21 to 26 April (24 to
26 Apr)
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The annual ELMS Memorial Weekend will again be centred on Eden Camp WW2 Theme Museum near
Malton
in North Yorkshire. Accommodation will be at the Monkbar Hotel in York as usual |
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Some of our events are Freedom Trails, and each of these is walked for a reason - to remember the evaders
who used these routes to freedom, and to honour the helpers who made that possible. Attendees are briefed
on the historic background of each Trail and constantly reminded of just why we walk them each year |
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Italian Freedom Trail (Sulmona) : 24 to 26 April
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This is a three day event from Sulmona to Casoli. Please contact Mario Setta through the
Il Sentiero della Libertà website at 'ilsentierodellaliberta.it' for more details |
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AFEES Reunion : 7 to 9 May |
This is a three day event at Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with a welcome dinner on Thursday evening, there is a tour
of the nearby Wright-Patterson National Air Force Museum on Friday with a Memorial, AGM and Banquet on the Saturday. Please contact Yvonne Daley-Brusselmans, AFEES Reunion Chairman, for more details |
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Shelburn Freedom Trail : 4 to 7 June
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This is a four day walk along sections of the north Brittany coast from the SOE landing beach
at Beg-an-Fry
to the SIS/MI9 Shelburn Plage Bonaparte near Plouha. Organised by the editor |
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Project Propeller : Saturday 27 June |
Ex-WW2 aircrew are invited to this special event at Bruntingthorpe Airfield. Organised by Ian Burnstock (contact details on request) you can get more information from the 'projectpropeller.co.uk' website |
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Freedom Trail walkers are reminded that in addition to an EHIC, personal accident insurance is essential for these Freedom Trails. Whilst we can offer advice, it is still the individual walker's own responsibility to arrange. For some events the organisers will be asking to see proof that walkers have adequate cover |
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Andorran Freedom Trail : 4/5 July |
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This is a two day walk into Andorra and back, following one of the better known escape routes used
during the war. The going for walkers is rated as difficult to very difficult, depending
on weather
conditions,
and is for fit and experienced ELMS walkers only. Organised by the editor |
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Chemin
de la Liberté : 7 to 14 July
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This is a four day trek across the central Pyrenees from St Girons to Esterri d'Aneu in Spain to commemorate the Pat O'Leary Escape Line. The going for walkers is rated as difficult to very difficult, depending on weather conditions. Please note however that the 2009 event is already over-booked for walkers ... |
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Our Chairman has asked me to remind all ELMS members that we have to raise funds to support those helpers
in need today. With this in mind, all participants are asked to raise sponsorship for their walks |
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San Martino Freedom Trail : 8 to 12 September |
Starting at the Golf Hotel in Pontremoli, this is a three day walk across varying terrain to the sea at Vernazza. The event is aimed at raising funds for the Monte San Martino Trust. Organised by ELMS member Brian Lett |
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Comete Bidassoa Trail : 11 to 13 September |
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This is a two day walk across the western Pyrenees from St Jean de Luz to Sarobe Farm in Spain.
Organised by Les Amis de Comete - please contact Jean Dassie for more information |
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Comete Kinship Weekend in Brussels: 17/18 October
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A weekend in Brussels organised by Comete Kinship - please contact Brigitte d'Oultremont for more information |
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ELMS Christmas Weekend and Dinner 12/13 December
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A weekend in London based around the Victory Services Club near Marble Arch with an ELMS dinner on the Saturday |
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Members who want to take part in any of these events should register their interest as soon as possible |
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