French Flanders & Artois WW1 Events
This page provides information about events related to the First World War taking place on and around the French Flanders and Artois battlefields. Index to the listings:
- Remembrance Ceremony
- Exhibition: St. Omer and the Royal Air Force; Toys go to War - Le jouet s'en va-t-en-guerre
- Arras Tourism: WW1 Centenary Website
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Remembrance Ceremony
Weekly Act of Remembrance: Souvenir Flame
Sundays (Palm Sunday to 11 November inclusive) at 11.45 hours
Ablain St-Nazaire French Military Cemetery (Notre Dame de Lorette), Souchez
Each Sunday from Palm Sunday to 11 November at 11.45 hours the “Souvenir Flame” in the centre of the cemetery is rekindled by the leader of the Honour Guards on duty that day.
Ablain St-Nazaire French Military Cemetery (Notre Dame de Lorette), Souchez
Informal Ceremony of Remembrance
11 November 2018 at 11.00 hours
Location: Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Details of the ceremony can be requested from the Veterans Affairs Canada website:
Website: www.veterans.gc.ca Vimy Visitor Information
Exhibition
1918-2018 Exhibition: St. Omer and the Royal Air Force
to 30 September 2018
Tuesday-Sunday: 14.00 - 18.00 hours
Chapelle des Jésuites, Rue du Lycée, 62500 Saint-Omer
Free
During the Great War, Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) was a nerve centre of the British air force. St. Omer was home to the headquarters of the Royal Flying Corps - renamed the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918 - for much of the war of 1914-1918. Audomarois was a centre of British aviation logistics with fifteen military airfields located there.
The Planning Agency of Saint-Omer invites visitors to experience an immersive exhibition tracing the history of the RAF between 1914 and 1918. The exhibition features:
- testimonials
- a plane
- unpublished archives
- movies
- models
- pilots
- reconstructed scenes
- period artefacts
- simulators
The exhibition is supported by DRAC Hauts de France, the department of Pas-de-Calais, the CAPSO and The Expeditionary Trust.
For information see the Heritage St. Omer website at:
Website: www.patrimoines-saint-omer.fr Exposition 1918-2018 Saint-Omer & the Royal Air Force
Telephone: +33 3 21 98 08 51
Toys go to War - Le jouet s'en va-t-en-guerre
to 31 December 2018
Musée de la Poupée et du Jouet ancien, Château de Robersart, 59110 WAMBRECHIES
Free
This exhibition is held at the museum of toys on the north-west side of Lille. Old toys depict major events of the First World War on land, air and sea, taking the visitor through key events of the world war in fascinating displays of toys from the beginning of the 20th century.
Opening hours:
- Wednesday & Thursday, public holidays (except Christmas and New Year) and school holidays: 14.00-18.00 hours
For information about group visits, guided visits and childrens' activities contact the museum:
Telephone: +33 3 20 39 69 28
Email: contact@musee-du-jouet-ancien.com
Website: www.musee-du-jouet-ancien.com
Arras Tourism: WW1 Centenary Website
www.arras1418.fr
An official website including information about a variety of events taking place throughout the 2014-2018 centenary in the region of the Arras battlefields. There is also information about major sites of interest to visit on the Arras battlefields.
Website: www.arras1418.fr Events & information
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