The Buckingham School A Specialist Sports College Battlefields Trip 6 July – 8 July 2017
Itinerary Thursday 6 July 07:30 Meet at the front of The Buckingham School 07:45 Coach departs from The Buckingham School 11:15 Arrive at Folkestone 12:15 Depart from Folkestone 13:50 Arrive in Calais (French time) 16:00 Arrive at In Flanders Field Museum 16:45 Visit Chocolate Shop 17:00 Depart for Essex Farm Cemetery 17:30 Depart for Ieper Lodge 17:45 Check-in to Ieper Lodge 19:15 Depart for Menin Gate 20:00 Watch Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate 20:15 Depart for Ieper Lodge Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Friday 9 July 08:45 Depart for Thiepval Memorial 11:00 Arrive at Thiepval Memorial 11:45 Depart for Ulster Tower 13:00 Depart for Beaumont-Hamel Memorial Park 14:00 Depart for Sheffield Memorial Park 15:00 Depart for Vimy Ridge 16:00 Depart for Ieper Lodge 18:00 Arrive at Ieper Lodge Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Saturday 8 July 08:30 Check out of Ieper Lodge 08:45 Depart for Langemark German Cemetery 09:45 Depart for Tyne Cot Military Cemetery 10:45 Depart for Passchendaele Memorial Museum 11:00 Arrive at Passchendaele Memorial Museum 13:15 Depart for Calais 15:35 Arrive at Calais 16:30 Depart for Folkestone 16:10 Arrive at Folkestone (BST) 19:45 Arrive at school. This time is approximate. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Travelling to Ieper (Ypres) • It is going to be a long journey, so it is important to bring a sufficient quantity of food and drink, we will be making only short stops at service stations, so do not rely on buying supplies there. • Students are welcome to bring electronic devices to entertain themselves on the journey. However, the safety of these items are the student’s responsibility. • Please note that students are allowed to use mobile phones during the trip. However, students are expected to be respectful and not use their phones when we are at any of the visits. Phones are only to be used on the coach and at the accommodation. Any student breaking this rule may have their phone confiscated. • Please hand in your child’s passport and EHIC at the end of the meeting. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Accommodation Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Ieper Lodge • All students will be in multi-bedded rooms. Rooms will be allocated a few days before departure. Every effort will be made to ensure that each student shares with at least one person of their choice, but this cannot be guaranteed. • Each room has a shower and WC. • Bedding is provided, but towels are not . • Breakfast will be provided at the accommodation on Friday and Saturday. Dinner will be provided on Thursday and Friday. The accommodation will provide us with a packed lunch on Friday and Saturday. • Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the accommodation. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
In Flanders Field Museum Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
The In Flanders Fields Museum presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region. It is located in the renovated Cloth Halls of Ypres, an important symbol of wartime hardship and later recovery. The permanent exhibition tells the story of the invasion of Belgium and the first months of mobilisation, the four year trench war in the Westhoek - from the beach of Nieuwpoort to the Leie in Armentières -, the end of the war and the permanent remembrance ever since. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Menin Gate Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
• The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is one of four British and Commonwealth memorials to the missing in the battlefield area of the Ypres Salient in Belgian Flanders. The memorial bears the names of 54,389 officers and men from United Kingdom and Commonwealth Forces (except New Zealand and Newfoundland) who fell in the Ypres Salient before 16th August 1917 and who have no known grave. • Ever since 1928, the Last Post has been sounded under the Menin Gate every evening at 8.00pm. The organisation of this daily ceremony is the responsibility of the Last Post Association. • The Last Post, traditionally the last salute to the fallen warrior, is played in memory of the soldiers of the then British Empire and Allied Forces who fell in the Ypres Salient during the First World War. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Thiepval Memorial Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
• The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme battlefields bears the names of 72,194 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces. • These men died in the Somme battle sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. The date of 20 March was the day before the German Army launched a large- scale offensive, codenamed “Operation Michael”, against the British Army Front in the sector of the Somme. • Over 90 percent of those commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial died in the 1916 Battles of the Somme between July and November 1916. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Tyne Cot Military Cemetery Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
• Tyne Cot Cemetery is the resting place of 11,954 soldiers of the Commonwealth Forces. This is the largest number of burials contained in any Commonwealth cemetery of either the First or Second World War. It is the largest Commonwealth military cemetery in the world. • The dates of death of the soldiers buried at Tyne Cot cemetery cover a period of four years, from October 1914 to September 1918 inclusive. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Passchendaele Memorial Museum Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
• The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 is a Belgian museum devoted to the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres), where in 1917 in only one hundred days a half million victims were made for only eight kilometers gain of ground. The museum is housed in the historic château grounds of Zonnebeke and focuses on the material aspects of World War I. • The museum contains a replica dugout and trenches, along with exhibits of uniforms, weaponry, etc. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
Additional Information • A maximum of 65 Euros (£50) is recommended. All money and belongings are the responsibility of the individual student. • All students must bring clothing for both warm and cold weather, rain gear, sun cream and sturdy shoes or boots. • Please inform Miss Buck if you do not wish photographs to be taken of your child. • It is likely that some students will not take to the food provided by the accommodation. It is recommended that students bring a range of snacks with them, just in case. • A Facebook group will be set up so that parents/carers can see the progress of the trip and get important messages. Details will be sent by text shortly. • If your child’s medical information or your contact details have changed since you submitted the initial paperwork for the trip, please collect a new form from Miss Buck before you leave. Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
rbuck@buckinghamschool.org Success for All through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment www.buckinghamschool.com www.buckinghamschool.com
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