On Tuesday 14th August, we visited the Cloth Hall and performed our commemorative showcase. The original Cloth Hall (1300s) lay in ruins after artillery fire destroyed it during WW1. It was meticulously rebuilt in every detail from 1933 to 1967 and houses the In...
Today we visited Talbot House (Toc H). Talbot House is a living museum, Thousands of World War One British soldiers passed through Talbot House during the three years it was open from the end of 1915. It was a place where rank was left at the front door. There...
Today we visited the Christmas Truce field, where the alleged football match between German and British soldiers took place on Christmas Day 1914. This site was commemorated with a donation box and a statue of an old 1914 football. It surprised our young people to...
Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a breathtaking monument to the fallen of World War One. As well as singing, we took considerable time to look at the names on the walls and offer our thanks for their service and sacrifice. We signed the visitor book and everyone...
On our first day in Belgium we visited the Lone Tree Crate, also known as the Pool of Peace. It was quite difficult for us to comprehend how a World War One mine crater would eventually result in an environment with a sense of calm and beauty. Our guide, Bruce,...
