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Friday, 4 July 2025

Summer STEM at the SHAPE International Library, July and August 2025

 


Check out the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math sessions that are available this Summer holiday at the SHAPE International Library.

Open to all ages 6+.
To attend without a parent, young people must be aged 11+

Registration IS required for these sessions, sign-up at the Library Main Desk.

Talbot House, a little piece of history in Poperinge

Talbot House was (and arguably still is) home from home for the British soldiers during the First World War. It was a bit of heaven, just behind hell.

Offering a canteen, surreal green garden, concert hall, library, billiards and of course a Chapel, it welcomed some half a million soldiers. The house rules were simple yet specific, everyone was admitted and treated equal. It reminded them what they were fighting for and gave them the hope and courage to return once more to the frontline where so many of them lie still today. 


Today, it’s been kept as it was. Revd. Tubby Clayton, who was it’s instigator and driving force (hurricane force) insisted that it would be used for the same purposes today. 

We are always very keen to welcome serving soldiers in the Club. Besides a ‘museum’ and a guest house, it very much is still a military club which thrives when it gets its old customers in for a cuppa. 
 
If you have not yet visited, do add it to your list of places to visit! It’s gone onto ours!

Photo Credit: Simon Louagie.

Royal British Legion: The Wipers Times, June Edition

 

Click here for June’s Edition of the Wipers Times and the access to the back catalogue too!

Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Scotland – Open Morning 2025 on Saturday 13th September

 


Please contact the school to register for the open event, and for further info go to: Queen Victoria School - Boarding School, Dunblane, Scotland

Thursday, 3 July 2025

Biére en Fête, Mons Friday 4th - Sunday 6th July 2025

When in Belgium, drink Beer! This weekend sees the Beer Festival in Mons.


This year, some twenty Belgian and international breweries will come together to offer more than 80 craft beers. Discover beers that have made Belgium a "World Beer Center" in a festive and friendly atmosphere.

Specialty beers, local products, concerts, and entertainment will rock this weekend in Mons.

WHERE: Grand Place, Mons 
WHEN: Friday 4th July – Sunday 6th July 2025
HOW MUCH: Free Access – Cost on Consumptions

Medieval Fest, Tournai, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2025 10:00-18:00

If you are seeking something to do this weekend, why not pop along to the Medieval Fest in Tournai?

Here you will find craftsmen, traders, handcrafted and historical products, a medieval bar, illuminations, archery, music, stories, medieval weddings and calligraphy.

Enjoy a weekend of knights, damsels and all things Middle Ages.

WHERE: 
Marie Louise Square, Tournai
WHEN: Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2035, 10:00 - 18:00
HOW MUCH: Free Access

TOP TIPS Preparing for your Holiday this year

 


As you head towards your Summer holiday, do ensure you’ve prepped adequately to avoid disappointments. This useful Guide from the Bulletin is sure to help.

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Belgium Urban Trail Series 2025.

If you are wanting to explore the country in a novel way, why not sign up to an Urban Trail.  These are held four times a year in Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Mechelen and are a fabulous way to see the City and take a peek at some otherwise unseen locations too.


Pop on your trainers and walk, jog or run (or a combination of all three!) your way around the 7km or 12km route. This is not a timed event and can be taken at your own pace.


My husband, our 9 year old daughter and I took part in the Brussels 12km route this weekend and passed through the Museum of Illusions, three nightclubs (before 11am), Brussels Parliamentary Building, Wolf (which cemented a decision on our lunch that day) and the Jardin de Hospice, to name a few locations. It was an incredible experience.


Registrations are now open for Ghent Urban Trail, which is to be held in October 2025. You can register in advance on line or if you are a last minute decision maker, you can still register until 08:00 on site on the day of the event!


To find out more about the Urban Trail Series, check out https://urbantrailseries.be/fr/
To Register for the Ghent Urban Trail, go to https://genturbantrail.be/fr/inscrire/


Our registrations has gone in, we most certainly have the Urban Trail Bug!

Maybe see you on the course next time!


Serve and Protect Credit Union - July Update

Free financial webinars this July from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!


This July, Serve and Protect Credit Union are delivering a range of free educational webinars on the following financial topics:

Foreign Travel Advice, please read

It’s Summer Holiday Season. If you are taking to the skies or the road, be sure to check out the Country you are visiting on https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to have up to minute guidance on planned industrial actions, travel disruptions and any other unwanted delays.

For those of you visiting FRANCE, please be aware that on 3 and 4 July, planned industrial action by air traffic control unions is expected to disrupt flights to and from airports across France. 

Do check your operator’s advice before travelling, including where you are taking connecting flights.