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2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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JANUARY Sat 20 - Sun 21 Jan Péronne / Espace Mac Book fair - Australia David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected]

http://www.ville- peronne.fr/fr/evenement/152555/salon- livre Fri 26 Jan Péronne / In-town Australia Day David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Director [email protected] FEBRUARY Before Thu 15 Feb Péronne Registration for the Summer school - Environmental history of [email protected] the First World War, and Belgium, 2-7 july 2018 https://environment1418.sciencesconf.org Sat 24 Feb Péronne / Main sports hall 6.30pm: Brass Band musical encounters David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Director [email protected]

http://www.ville- peronne.fr/fr/evenement/152566/rencontre- musical Sun 25 Feb Villers-Bretonneux 1.00pm: March of remembrance Rotary Club les Trois Vallées 06 78 46 19 90 [email protected] MARCH Sun 25 Mar - Tue 3 Ribemont-sur- Reconstruction of the Australian barricade Municipality of Ribemont-sur-Ancre Apr 03 22 40 61 63 / 06 75 85 03 53 [email protected] Wed 28 Mar La Cauchie 2.30pm: Commemoration for 5 AIF soldiers Municipality of La Cauchie 03 21 48 96 74 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Sat 31 Mar - Sun 1 Péronne / Espace Patrick Aboriginal music David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Apr Dupond Director [email protected] APRIL Sat 7 Apr 100th Anniversary of Battle Municipality of Dernancourt Day of commemorative activities: 03 22 75 17 38 Entrance of the town 3.00pm: Inauguration of the bridge located 3.15pm: Plantation of the oak of remembrance followed by readings by children 3.45pm: Run on the path of remembrance French and 4.00pm: Wreath laying Commonwealth cemeteries Town’s main square 4.15pm: Exhibition of pictures and objects 4.45pm: Friendship drink and entertainment Sat 7 - Sun 8 Apr Péronne / Espace Patrick Aboriginal music David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Dupond Director [email protected] Sat 14 Apr Vieux-Berquin Centennial anniversary 14-18 Yannick BENOIST, Vice President of War Memorial 4.00pm: Ceremony CSPM (Comité de Soutien au Patrimoine Aval Wood cemetery 4.30pm: Ceremony Merrisien) “Espace Louis de 5.30pm: Friendship drink [email protected] Berquin” hall Village hall 6.30pm – 7.30pm: Dinner Village hall 7.40pm: Live-screening of the event at Canberra in honour of Ernest Corby Sat 14 - Sun 15 Apr Péronne / Espace Mac 10.00am – 6.00pm: Péronne’s food show David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Sun 15 Apr Commemorative day: Martial LOUIS, Committee for the Monument aux Morts, 10.00am: Commemorative ceremony organisation of the Centenary Commonwealth [email protected] Monument Community centre 12.00am : Inauguration of the exhibition: Life in Australian garrisons in Allonville in 1918, followed by a reception Municipal library, 1.00pm: Catering and entertainment Church Church 4.30pm: Theatrical representation Merris Centennial anniversary 14-18 Yannick BENOIST, Vice President of Village church 10.30am – 11.30am: Religious ceremony CSPM (Comité de Soutien au Patrimoine War Memorial 11.45am – 12.30pm: Ceremony Merrisien) Boarding school 12.45pm – 1.45pm: Cocktail [email protected] Village hall 2.00pm – 3.30pm: Lunch 3.45pm – 4.30pm: Inauguration of the Vauthier marker stone Cemtery in Merris 4.30pm – 5.00pm: Ceremony Cemetery in 5.15pm – 6.00pm: Ceremony Outtersteene Chapel of the boarding 6.15pm: Inauguration of the “House of Memory” followed by school a friendship drink Boarding school 7.30pm: Aperitif and dinner Mon 16 - Mon 30 Villers-Bretonneux Community event “A flower for our heroes” Lorraine EL YABOURI with the Apr municipality of Villers-Bretonneux and the local entertainment association (ABA) along with volunteers [email protected] Wed 18 Apr Allonville Martial LOUIS, Committee for the Place de la Mare du Four 4.00pm: Conference : Allonville : the memory of 1918 organisation of the Centenary Church 5.00pm: Concert by the Australian choir “Voices of Birralee” [email protected] Community centre 7.00pm: Dinner of friendship, sharing and common remembrance Wed 18 - Sun 22 Apr International Meeting for Peace Centenary Association for Peace 03 21 21 40 93 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Fri 20 Apr Péronne / SIVOS stadium Giant peaceful gathering “1918 Péronnais for Australia” [email protected]

http://www.ville- peronne.fr/fr/actualite/141510/1918- peronnais-australie Villers-Bretonneux Evening : Show by the children of the municipality of Villers- Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Bretonneux 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected]

Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Fri 20 - Sun 29 Apr Villers-Bretonneux / Exhibition on the Villers-Bretonneux battle and the first tank Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Victoria room and battle of the armed forces, the RSL and the Australia Post 03 22 96 31 00 museum [email protected]

Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Sat 21 Apr Afternoon: NZ Anzac Day Commemoration Municipality of Longueval 03 22 85 02 09 [email protected] 3.30pm – 8.30pm: Town activities and ceremony to Municipality of Fricourt commemorate the death of the Red Baron 03 22 74 62 72 [email protected] Vaux-sur-Somme Day devoted to the Centenary of the death of Manfred Von Val de tourist office Richthofen, The Red Baron: 03 22 96 95 76 Vaux-sur-Somme 9.00am: Le Hamel walk in Vaux-sur-Somme [email protected] Village square 10.00am – 2.00pm:.Presentation of the replica of Manfred Von Richtofen’s Fokker DR1 Registration for the walk: Village hall 6.00pm: Screening of the documentary by Peter Moers: 06 18 14 21 10 “Manfred von Richtofen, the Red Baron” Village hall 7.00pm: Screening of the film “The Red Baron” by Roger Corman 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Villers-Bretonneux / Evening : Concert by the Musical Group of and the Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Indoor market Amiens brass orchestra 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected]

Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Sun 22 Apr Blangy-Tronville 9.00am – 1.00pm: Town breakfast / Service in cemetery / Municipality of Blangy-Tronville School renaming 03 22 38 18 01 mairie.blangy-tronville@amiens- metropole.com Le Quesnoy Morning: NZ Anzac Day Commemoration Municipality of Le Quesnoy 03 27 47 55 50 [email protected] Villers-Bretonneux 10.00am: Hike between the Le Hamel Memorial and the Ms DELUDON Australian National Memorial of Villers-Bretonneux 03 22 48 26 36 Anzac Run VignaRun Association Michel TROUILLET (President) 06 87 00 44 39 [email protected] Pozières Pedestrian rally Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] Sun 22 - Mon 23 Apr Villers-Bretonneux / 9.00am – 6.00pm: Diorama on the battles of Villers- Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Victoria room Bretonneux with photo exhibition “Villers-Bretonneux 03 22 96 31 00 destroyed and rebuilt” [email protected]

Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Mon 23 Apr 10.15am – 1.30pm: Inauguration of the memorial to LT Leckie Gérard THIERRY, President of the and Cuttle Souvenir Français 06 11 90 10 52 [email protected] Villers-Bretonneux Events in the town including a trip on a horse-drawn carriage Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux all day long 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected] Villers-Bretonneux / Concert (orchestra or choir) Indoor market Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Amiens / Cirque Jules 8.30pm: “Diggers’ Requiem” concert by the Orchestra of Cirque Jules Verne Verne Picardie 03 22 35 40 41 [email protected] https://www.weezevent.com/the-diggers- requiem Tue 24 Apr Sir John Monash Centre Australian National Event Australian Government Opening [email protected] Fromelles / Pheasant 10.00am: Anzac Day commemorative service Municipality of Fromelles Wood cemetery [email protected]

Villers-Bretonneux Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Victoria room Conference on the battle of Villers-Bretonneux and conference 03 22 96 31 00 on the first tank battle [email protected] Timmerman stadium 2.00pm – 4.30pm: Introduction to Australian football for children and adults Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Tue 24 - Wed 25 Apr Villers-Bretonneux / Reconstruction of a scene from the First World War by the Franco-Australien Museum Playground of Victoria Somme 14-18 association 03 22 96 80 79 school 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Wed 25 Apr Villers-Bretonneux Australian National 5.30am: Dawn Service (Australian National Australian Government Memorial Commemoration) [email protected] War Memorial 8.30am: Villers-Bretonneux Town Service (French Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux ceremony) 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected] Bullecourt War Memorial 2.30pm:Bullecourt Town Service (French ceremony) Municipality of Bullecourt 03 21 48 92 34 [email protected] Digger Memorial 3.30pm: Digger Service (Australian National Australian Government Commemoration) [email protected] / Cemetery 11.00am: Commemorative ceremony of Anzac Day Municipality of Cachy 03 22 42 91 17 [email protected] Le Hamel / Community 8.00am: Australian breakfast Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel centre 03 22 96 91 72 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Villers-Bretonneux / ANZAC CUP footy matches (women and men) Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Timmerman stadium 03 22 96 31 00 Villers-Bretonneux Evening concert [email protected]

Local entertainment association (ABA) Jean-Michel DESMET 06 27 16 56 57 Péronne Hockey event Johan BISSIAU, Point of contact for Australia 2018 in charge of sporting events [email protected] Wed 25 Apr - Wed Péronne / Alfred- Monday – Friday, 2.00pm – 5.00pm & Sat 19 May, 6.00pm – David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural 30 May Danicourt museum 10.00pm: Art’borigène exhibition Director [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Fri 27 Apr Amiens / Golf Green Memorial Day Golf Trophy Jean-Claude OLEKSY 06 86 55 95 59 [email protected] http://memorialdaygolftrophy.com/ Sat 28 - Sun 29 Apr Péronne / Espace Mac 10.00am – 6.00pm: Australia in “Playmobil” David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected]

MAY Sat 5 - Sun 6 May Amiens – Air show ACPAM Aérodrome Amiens-Glisy 03 22 38 10 70 www.20000lieuesdanslesairs-amiens.fr Tue 8 May Victory in Europe Day Sat 12 May Morbecque 10.30am – 2.30pm: Australian, NZ and UK plaque Municipality of Morbecque inauguration and photo exhibition 03 28 41 81 86 [email protected] Sat 19 May Péronne / Alfred- 6.00pm – 10.00pm: European Museum Night on Australian David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Danicourt museum theme Director [email protected] Fri 20 - Sat 21 May Cachy / Church Exhibition clichés photos and postcards on Cachy Municipality of Cachy 03 22 42 91 17 [email protected] JUNE Sat 2 June Morbecque Ceremonies Municipality of Morbecque 03 28 41 81 86 [email protected] Fri 8 June Le Hamel / Community 8.00pm: Cabaret show « Comme en 14 » (Like in 14) Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel centre 03 22 96 91 72 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Sat 9 June Le Hamel Great War Day: Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel Community centre 2.00pm – 7.00pm: Stamp exhibition on the First World War 03 22 96 91 72 / 06 76 86 22 93 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Community centre 7.00pm: Meal with musical entertainment [email protected] Stadium 11.00pm: Dancing fountain show with evocation of the First World War Sat 16 June Péronne World football cup in Russia: Johan BISSIAU, Point of contact for France vs Australia live screening Australia 2018 in charge of sporting events [email protected] Sat 16 June - Sun 16 Péronne / Alfred- “We were Australian in Péronne” exhibition David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Sept Danicourt museum Director [email protected] Sat 23 - Sun 24 June Péronne / Espace Mac Sat, 8.00pm & Sun, 3.00pm: “Tribute to Australia” dance gala David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected] JULY Sun 1 July Péronne / CAM pond “Australian tunes” musical ballad David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Director [email protected] Mon 2 July Le Hamel / Church 8.00pm: Concert by an Australian choir Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel 03 22 96 88 06 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Mon 2 – Sat 7 July Péronne Summer school - Environmental history of the First World [email protected] War, France and Belgium https://environment1418.sciencesconf.org Wed 4 July Le Hamel / Le Hamel Australian National Commemoration Australian Government Corps Memorial [email protected] Thu 5 July - Tue 4 Corbie / Entertainment Photo exhibition by David Delannoy « Poussières d’histoires » Cultural department of the municipality of Sept centre Corbie 03 22 96 43 30 Sat 7 July Péronne / Boinet sports Day “Australian sports and remembrance” Johan BISSIAU, Point of contact for hall Australia 2018 in charge of sporting events [email protected] Tue 10 July Memorial garden opening Mairie de Gueudecourt 03 22 85 67 33 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Fri 13 July Le Hamel / Community 7.00pm: Evening of the Centenary of the Battle of Le Hamel Comité des fêtes of Le Hamel centre 03 22 96 88 06 / 06 76 86 22 93 [email protected] Thu 19 July Fromelles Annual Town Commemoration Municipality of Fromelles 03 20 50 20 43 [email protected] Fri 20 July Le Tréport 2.00pm: Re-unification ceremony for PTE Hurdis Municipality of Le Tréport 02 35 50 55 20 [email protected] Fri 20 – Sat 21 – Sun Pozières Evening: Sound and Light show Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger 22 July Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] Mon 23 July Pozières Annual Town Commemoration Municipality of Pozières 03 22 74 57 28 [email protected] Fri 27 – Sat 28 – Sun Pozières Evening: Sound and Light show Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger 29 July Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] AUGUST Fri 3 Aug Lamotte-Warfusée / 8.30pm: « Comme en 14! » cabaret show Val de Somme tourist office Santerre Community 03 22 96 95 76 Centre [email protected] Sat 4 Aug Harbonnières 9.00am: Commemoration of the liberation of Harbonnières and Gérard THIERRY, President of the of the capture of “Amiens gun” baptised the “Harbonnières Souvenir Français gun” 06 11 90 10 52 [email protected] / Village hall 8.30pm: Show « Carnets de Guerre » (War Diaries) Val de Somme tourist office 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Sun 5 Aug / Ball Trap room 3.00pm: Whimsical Show « Comique Troupier » (Barrack- Val de Somme tourist office Room humour) 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] 5.00pm: Cabaret Show « Les poilus désenchantés » Val de Somme tourist office 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] Wed 8 Aug Amiens / Last 100 days Australian Government UK/CAN/AUS/USA Commemoration [email protected] Sun 12 Aug Marcelcave / Town Hall 10.00am: Performance by the “Somme Battlefield Pipe Band” 06 84 40 20 92 Square Mon 13 Aug Villers-Bretonneux / Le 10.00am: The Last Hurray Tour Municipality of Villers-Bretonnneux Hamel / Chipilly 03 22 96 31 00 [email protected] Sun 26 Aug Bonnay 10.00am – 4.30pm: Festival of the Centenary “Tribute to the Mairie de Bonnay WW1 French soldiers of the village and the allies” 03 22 48 12 82 [email protected] Fri 31 August Bellenglise 5.00pm – 6.30pm: Ceremony at the French Monument Denis DUVAL, Deputy Mayor of Bellenglise [email protected] SEPTEMBER Sat 1 Sept Péronne / Pedestrian 12.30am: March for Cecil Healy David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural circuit from Péronne to Director [email protected] Méricourt-L’abbé 10.00pm: First World War evening Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] Sun 2 Sept Péronne 5.30pm: 100th Anniversary Battle of Mont St Quentin / David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Liberation of Péronne (2018 Year of Australia) Director [email protected] Pozières Horse rally Yves POTARD, President of the “Digger Cote 160” Association 07 60 00 69 43 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Péronne / Espace Mac Concert by an Australian performer (to be precised) David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural Orlan Director [email protected] Méricourt-L’abbé Big musical parade Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] Sun 12 Sept Cachy / Escadrille des 6.30pm: Commemorative ceremony and tribute to Georges Municipality of Cachy cigognes square Guynemer 03 22 42 91 17 [email protected] Thu 13 Sept Péronne / Le Picardy Australia on screen David DE SOUSA, Péronne’s Cultural movie theatre and Director Béranger junior high [email protected] school Sat 22 - Sun 30 Sept / Community 10.00am – 5.00pm: Exhibition “14-18, from the red zone to the Municipality of Vecquemont centre white zone. Field hospital” 03 22 48 44 73 [email protected] Sat 29 Sept Area commemoration and inauguration (to be confirmed) OCTOBER Tue 2 - Sat 27 Oct Corbie / Entertainment 10.00am – 12.00am and 2.00pm – 6.00pm: Festival of War Val de Somme tourist office centre images: 14-18 in Val de Somme 03 22 96 95 76 [email protected] Fri 5 Oct Montbrehain Ceremonies to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Municipality of Montbrehain battle 03 23 63 41 09 [email protected] NOVEMBER Sun 4 Nov Le Quesnoy NZ National Commemoration Municipality of Le Quesnoy 03 27 47 55 50 [email protected] Sat 10 Nov Méricourt-L’Abbé End of the afternoon: Remembrance show « Mots tranchées » Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected] 2018 Commemoration Ceremony Dates - and events -

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Sat 10 - Sun 11 Nov / Saint-Pierre 2.30pm – 5.00pm on Saturday 10 nov, and 10.00am – 5.00pm Association de sauvegarde des sites Church on Sunday 11 nov: Exhibition “The soldiers of Hautefeuille of historiques d’Heilly (ASSHH) the First World War” 06 74 39 03 75 [email protected] Sun 11 Nov Villers-Bretonneux / 11.00am: Australian National Commemoration Australian Government Australian National [email protected] Memorial Paris (to be confirmed) French National Commemoration Méricourt-L’Abbé 10.30am: Commemorative ceremony with the pipe band Municipality of Méricourt-l’Abbé “Samarobriva pipes and drums” 06 81 68 61 90 / 06 03 15 83 71 [email protected]