1. 18 th July – 22 nd July 2016

2.  Mr White – Group Leader  Mrs Price  Mr Hammond  Mrs Brookes

4.  Fully comprehensive travel insurance is provided for our trip.  For further details please view http://www.equityschooltravel.co.uk/party- leaders#insurance-policies http://www.equityschooltravel.co.uk/party- leaders#insurance-policies  All students will need to have their own European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). EHIC cards can be applied for online free of charge by visiting the following website; www.ehic.org.uk www.ehic.org.uk

5.  Hotel L-Europe- Boppard

6.  Groups and rooming will be decided once we receive our room allocation.  Students will sleep in rooms of 3 or 4.

9. Breakfast and Evening meal are both buffet style with a range of hot and cold choices. Packed lunches will be provided Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Most days there will be the option of purchasing food from local outlets to supplement the packed lunch.

10. Spending money will be collected in before we depart. Money should be in a separate envelope for each day and marked with the students name. The amount of money that students take is at parents discretion. We recommended a maximum of; Monday - £5 and €5 Tuesday - €10 Wednesday - €10 Thursday - €10 Friday - £10

11.  Trip or school polo shirts to be worn whilst travelling and on Cologne visit day.  Clothing for each day – At least 1 long sleeved top  Towel  Personal Toiletries – No aerosols  Sunscreen (and hat)  Insect repellent and bite treatment  Medication  Cameras, iPOD, handheld computer game to use whilst travelling (please note that these items are brought at your own risk and school will not accept any responsibility for them)  As with all Codsall Middle School residential trips, mobile phones must not be taken.

12.  The school buildings will not be open on Monday morning when we meet.  We will not be able to access medication that is normally kept at school.  Please ensure that any medication is brought from home or collected from school on Friday.  There will also be no access to toilets at school.

13.  If there is any change to the information that you have provided on medical forms please let Mr White know.  Where possible Children will be responsible for their own inhalers, travel sickness pills and other medications. For more complex medications please discuss with Mr White before departure.  If your child is unwell on the day of departure do not let them travel. Ensure you get a doctors note so a claim on the travel insurance can be made.

14.  We will be travelling on coaches provided by our tour operator.  English Channel crossings will be via Eurotunnel.  Eating and drinking will not be allowed on the coaches, with the exception of bottled drinking water.  We will not be allowing students to purchase sweets, chocolates, fizzy drinks or junk food during our service station breaks as this may have unpleasant consequences for the rest of the journey.  Chewing gum will not be allowed throughout the trip.

15.  Monday 18 th July 2016 – Assemble on School car park by 05:30am  Coach departs at 06:00am  Eurotunnel Departs Folkestone 11:50am  Arrives Calais 13:25pm  Estimated arrival at Hotel 8:00pm  Please bring a packed breakfast to eat at the services en route, a packed lunch and snacks to eat during rest stops.

16. Marksburg Castle Rudesheim

18. Included in your ticket is 1x snack pack per person (1x sausage 'bratwurst' + 1x French fries + 1x soft drink.

19.  Depart 08:00am  Arrives Folkestone 2:25pm  We will communicate our estimated time of arrival and any delays using the text messaging system. Please ensure the school office have up to date numbers!  Estimated arrival at school 7:00pm

20.  Passports, EHIC and spending money should be brought on the day of departure.