er NNeewwsslleetttter SSppeecciiaall International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians - section Benelux Come to EHHV IFFR Benelux International Meeting May 27th - 29th 2016 This event of IFFR Benelux takes place in the province of Utrecht, heart of the Netherlands. Program Friday May 27th 12.45 Boatride with lunch through the canals of Utrecht. Dear IFFR friends, 11.00 - 13.30 Arrival at Hilversum airport (EHHV, 14.45 Departure by touringcar to Castle De Haar Noodweg 49, 1213 PW Hilversum, +31-35- (Kasteellaan 1, 3455 RR Haarzuilens, +31-30- It is my great pleasure to 5771209, www.ehhv.nl, webcam). Welcome cof- 6778515, www.kateeldehaar.nl), the biggest cast- invite you and your fee or tea at the restaurant (Noodweg 43, 1213 le in the Netherlands. friends at our fantastic PW Hilversum, +31-5771710, www.vliegveld- IFFR weekend in Hilver- restaurant.nl). 16.45 Back to the hotel. sum, the Netherlands. Our Benelux team made 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch will be served on the ter- 18.45 Aperitif and gala-dinner in Berghotel: dress an exceptional effort to race of the restaurant, weather permitting. code: Black tie. offer you this annual meeting and wonderful 13.30 Transfer by touringcar to Berghotel Amers- Sunday May 29 th weekend at an affordable foort (Utrechtseweg 225, 3818 EG Amersfoort, price. +31-33-4224222, www.berghotelamersfoort.nl). 09.00 - 10.00 Breakfast. You can find the full pro- gram compiled by Arie, 15.00 Departure by touringcar to Museum Huis 10.30 Touringcar transfer to the airport. Monique and Frits in this Doorn (Langbroekerweg 10, 3941 MT Doorn, Lunchbox will be issued. special newsletter. www.huisdoorn.nl), a castle and estate in the pro- My special thanks to vince of Utrecht. 12.00 Farewell! these people who are working very hard to 16.45 Departure by touringcar to Amersfoort (Times are estimates, they may change. Correct make this event unfor- where a citywalk and boatride with drinks is times will be communicated during the weekend.) gettable. organised, followed by a three course dinner in a Please register in time, restaurant in the centre of Amersfoort. After din- because places are ner transfer by touringcar to the hotel. limited. Hope to see you all at Saturday May 28th EHHV and fly safely. Your flying friend and 08.00 - 09.30 Breakfast. chairman, 09.30 Departure for a short walk to the Belgen Egide Van Dingenen, Monument (Belgenlaan 9, 3800 AA Amersfoort), IFFR President Benelux which is the biggest monument in the Nether- lands concerning World War I. 10.00 Departure by touringcar to the National December 2015 Militairy Museum in Soest (Verlengde Paltzerweg IFFR Newsletter Benelux 1, 3768 MX Soest, www.nmm.nl). Special is an official publication 12.10 Departure by touringcar to the citycentre EHHV of the International of Utrecht. Fellowship of Flying Rotarians section Belenux IFFR special 1 COLOFON Itinerary of the IFFR Benelux weekend International Fellowship Friday May 27th of Flying Rotarians section Benelux Reception at the airfield of Hilversum by members of the Board board. They will arrange parking Egide van Dingenen - chairman places for your aircraft or car, [email protected] landingfees, etc. You will be Frits Barneveld Binkhuysen - secretary directed to the restaurant where [email protected] coffee or tea will be available and Arie Buijtendijk - treasurer where lunch will be served. [email protected] Weather permitting this will take Peter Geysen - international contacts place on the terrace with a view [email protected] on the airfield. Hans Eenhoorn - coördination [email protected] After lunch a touringcar will bring Kris de Keyser - website you to the hotel. Guests with cars [email protected] can drive to the hotel (about 30 Gust Witvrouwen - materialmaster minutes), which has a free and [email protected] secure on-site parking. Nathalie Chudiak - communications [email protected] The 100-year old Berghotel Amersfoort features 88 spacious Graphic design and cozy guest rooms with a sty- Nathalie Chudiak, Kalmthout lish decor, contemporary ameni- ties (see below), rooms with free Contact Newsletter Wi-Fi and it includes a cozy Egide, Nathalie. brasserie and bar. Each of the air-conditioned rooms Events 2016: includes cable TV and a work 17/1: Benelux section: Newyears’ meet, desk. When the weather is nice, Zwartberg guests can enjoy the large terrace 20/4 - 23/4: Aero, Friedrichshafen in the monumental garden. 27/5 - 29/5: Benelux section: Hilversum The brasserie serves both break- 16/6 - 19/6: UK section: Jersey fast, lunch and dinner. The bar 18/6: Dutch Open Air Rally serves a variety of snacks and 2/7: National AOPA Fly-In, EHMZ drinks. 2/7 - 3/7: Fly-In Zwartberg This elegant hotel also offers a 4/7 - 5/7: Fly In Koksijde (unconfirmed) fitness center at no extra cost. 16/7 - 23/7: Post Convention Fly-Out Furthermore: high speed internet, Berlin, Germany room service, restaurant on-site, 4/8 - 7/8: Scandinavian section: Bodø, bikes for rent, cable or satellite be ready to bring you to the Museum Huis Doorn. Norway television, color, CNN® or other A pocket-size imperial court! Huis Doorn has become 13/8 - 14/8: Fly In Schaffen-Diest 24-hour news station, AM/FM known as the last residence of the last German 20/8 - 21/8: Fly In Zoersel alarm clock, AM/FM radio stereo, Kaiser, Wilhelm II. ?/9: Benelux section: Fly, Meet & Greet hairdryer, coffee & tea facilities After the German defeat in World War I, Wilhelm Ameland (waterboiler). flees to the neutral Netherlands and he lives on this estate in the Utrecht Hills from 1920 to 1941. In Websites: After a short break the bus will Doorn he surrounds himself with objects reminis- www.iffr.org www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl www.aviodrome.nl Details hotel bookings and costs of the weekend You have to book and pay Berghotel your- passportnumber and creditcardnumber on self: the registrationform. Phone: -31-33-4224222 You can cancel your reservation free of Email: [email protected] charge up to 24 hours before arrival. Website: www.berghotelamersfoort.nl Mention: Flying The cost for lunches/diners/program: euro 275 pp. Participation of only gala dinner Hotel costs for this weekend, breakfast euro 80 pp. included: Euro 158,-- per person for a To be payed to IFFR, Benelux treasurer, Nothing from this issue may be duplicated and/or double room for 2 nights; IFFR Benelux, Den Helder. made public by print, microfilm, photocopy or any other means without prior written consent of A room for single use will be euro 138,-- BIC ABNANL2A the editors. for 2 nights. IBAN NL 54ABNA0568819519 To expedite your check-in we ask your (cheques are not accepted) IFFR special 2 d cent of the past. Holland and they were housed in In 1919 he buys Huis Doorn, camps, where projects in job- originally a 14th century moated training and employment were seat, converted into an elegant established. On initiative of country house at the end of the Belgium a project was started to 18th century. erect a memorial to show the Wilhelm has the house adapted gratitude for the Dutch hospitali- and fitted with all modern con- ty during the war. veniences. He also makes some changes to the park (35 hecta- The bus will then leave for Soest res), laid out in the English land- where the National Military scape garden style. Museum will be visited. The furnishings in Huis Doorn The National Military Museum is come from the palaces in Berlin and Potsdam. Splendid furniture, paintings and silver enable the royal asylum-seeker to keep up his former lifestyle. Against this European backdrop a pocket-size court-ceremonial is enacted every day. This imperial residence-in-exile is now a museum. The original inventory is still completely intact and offers the visitor an authen- tic image of international royal residential culture. The House has three floors and twelve rooms which are all available to the public. From there the bus will bring you to the centre of Amersfoort where you will walk through the mediaeval heart of the city. You will see the famous and unique ‘Muurhuizen’ and the ‘Koppel- poort’. The ‘Havik’ (hawk) with its canal and bowbridges is in every season a wonderful sight. You will make a boatride through the canals with drinks on board. After the boatride a three course dinner will be served in a restau- rant at the centre of the town. After dinner the bus will bring you back to the hotel where you will spend the night. Saturday May 28th After an elaborate breakfast you situated on the former air base at will make a short walk to the Soesterberg. It combines the col- Belgenmonument. This is the lections of the former Military biggest monument in the Nether- Aviation Museum in Soesterberg lands and it is situated on top of and Army Museum in Delft. There the 43 meter high Amersfoortse are numerous pieces on display, Berg (mountain). The tower in the including tanks, planes, armoured middle is a tower with a carillon vehicles and helicopters. The and the chimes are regularly NMM is part of the Stichting played by pupils of the Amers- Defensie Musea (SDM – Defence foortse Beiaardschool (school for Museums Foundation). The NMM carillon players). The building of represents the conviction that the the monument is related to the role of the armed forces is essen- outbreak of World War I in 1914. tial to our society. The NMM From Belgium thousands of citi- wishes to share this conviction zens and soldiers flead to neutral actively by establishing and IFFR special 3 demonstrating links between the sive canal system (Singels).