Tour Introduction
Anglia Tours is delighted to offer a breath-taking, thought-provoking journey through the battlefields of France focusing on The Muslim Experience in World War One.
This fully-guided, two-day educational tour is the concept of the Forgotten Heroes 14-19 Foundation, working in collaboration with Anglia Tours. It has been designed to encourage dialogue and social cohesion by creating bridges of peace and understanding between people of different nations, cultures, religions and beliefs, while promoting the values of tolerance and mutual respect.
This tour is operated by, and your resulting contract will be with, Anglia Tours Limited, Appointed Tour Operator of Forgotten Heroes 14-19 Limited.
Endorsements:
Endorsement from Shabir Beg, Chairman, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society
Endorsement from Commander Mak Chisthy, Metropolitan Police Service
Endorsement from Afzal Khan, then MEP & Vice-Chair of the Security and Defence Committee
Endorsement from Stuart Andrew MP, All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia
Endorsement from General Sir Nicholas Houghton, then Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
Tour Information
Destination:
- France
Key Locations:
- Notre Dame de Lorette
- Musee Somme 1916
- Ayette Indian and Chinese Cemetery
- Necropole nationale Saint-Acheul
- The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
- Vimy Ridge
- Neuve Chapelle Indian Memorial
Transport Options:
- Coach
Duration:
- 2-days
Mission Statement:
The Forgotten Heroes 14-19 Foundation believes in a world of shared histories and shared values.
This is why we are convinced that educational visits to remember the lives, motivations, faiths and creeds of these soldiers, who fought and died with honour and dignity, are vital in supporting a world of ethnic mosaic where communities feel a sense of ownership of their common futures.
Price Includes:
- Executive coaching
- Return Channel crossing
- A guide provided by Anglia Tours
- 1 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation
- Lunch and evening meal on day 1
- Lunch on day 2
- Entry to museums and sites listed on your itinerary
- A special cultural event, customised workshop or lecture
- Insurance specifically designed for groups for those aged under 70 at the time of travel.
(Halal meals for Muslim groups)
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