On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the MG Car Club Belgium aims to organise an International Commemoration Weekend.

This tour is an initiative of the MG car Club Belgium with the support of the City of Nieuwpoort and the Provincial Government of West Vlaanderen and we will be visiting several museums, memorial sites, military cemeteries and also the ceremony of the last post under the vast arch at the Menen Gate.

This weekend of remembrance calls at the “Westhoek”, the Belgian war scenery par excellence. This is the place where during World War I a fierce battle was fought along the Yser and the hills surrounding Ypres. Particularly the flooding of the low-lying Yser plain, registered from the lock complex (see picture on first page) in Nieuwpoort, made sure any further movement of the occupier in the Belgian sector of the front was paralysed for 4 more years. For this reason one can safely state that Nieuwpoort was strategically determining for the course of WWI. That is why we have decided to start the commemoration weekend in Nieuwpoort.

The tour is scheduled for the 3rd 4th and 5th May 2014 but can be booked as a 2 day (3rd & 4th ) or a 3 day , 3rd 4th and 5th.

Tour information: http://www.mgcarclub.be/event2014/en/programma

For people wishing to extend longer we will of course help them with other routes and visits in the area.

People who are interested and require more details please contact me by email (president@mgcarclub.be) and I will forward the brochure in pdf format giving full details inc costs etc.

We have arranged accommodation which is reserved for guests but it is purely on a first come first served basis but, we can also inform you of the various other accommodations available.

This is a very worthwhile tour and our only stipulation is that you drive an MG, pre war , post war, mga, mgb, mgf, mgtf, ZR, ZT, MG 6 all are welcome.

Come and enjoy our Belgian hospitality