Fields of Fire Tours 1-10 April 2017 Return to Vimy 2017 Fields of Fire Tours 1-10 April 2017

Agenda Highlights Schedule Admin Issues

Highlights Juno Beach Centre Pegasus Bridge Dieppe Ypres – Menin Gate Ceremony Beaumont Hamel Thelus – Gunners only Vimy 100 Ceremony

On Arrival 2 April Meet buses at Charles de Gaulle Guides will meet the flights to escort Lunches on the bus Travel to Normandy – 3.5 hours Visit Juno Beach Centre and Beaches Bus Hours – 8 hours per day

Ypres – 5 April 17 Depart Dieppe to tour The Salient St Julian 1915 Mont Sorrel 1916 Passchendaele 1917 Cloth Hall Museum in Ypres Stop at hotels in afternoon Check in – Soldiers change into DEU RV at Ypres Grand Place for group dinner Attend Menin Gate Ceremony Shuttle buses to hotels after ceremony – 2100 hrs

Vimy Tour Day – 7 April No access to site Explain battle by visiting several sites in area Notre Dame de Lorette Lens 14-18 Museum 1 Div memorial Neuville German cemetery

Vimy Tour Day – 8 April Hill 70 ceremony cancelled/reduced Gunner Thelus ceremony still GTG Morning available for other activities Givenchy-en-Gohelle Signals tour Amiens Arras 1918 Canal du Nord

Vimy Day – 9 April 17 Long day at ceremonies 5 hours before event Shuttle bus from Vimy village Patience

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