Chris_Baker Posted 16 February , 2013 Share Posted 16 February , 2013 La ville (Huy, in southern Belgium) a répondu à un appel à projet. Il faut dire qu'en Flandre, l'organisation de la célébration du centenaire de la Grande Guerre est déjà bien avancée. Le gouvernement flamand a déjà sélectionné 44 projets pour un budget de 20 millions d'euros. Côté wallon, 37 communes viennent seulement de répondre à l'appel à projet qui se clôturait fin janvier. Parmi les communes, celle de Huy. Thème choisi pour la commémoration: "Huy, une ville occupée vue du front". Le projet s'inspire d'un journal des tranchées, les échos de Huy, qui était distribué aux soldats sur le front. La ville en conserve plusieurs dizaines de numéros. Le dossier propose plusieurs expositions, un spectacle, un dossier pédagogique. Pour l'échevin hutois des événements, le député socialiste wallon Christophe Collignon, ce projet dépasse la simple commémoration historique: "Ça a une dimension politique parce qu'en Flandre, c'est aussi une utilisation politique qui est faite de cette commémoration. On lie ça effectivement à la naissance du mouvement flamand et il est important aussi qu'en Wallonie, on dise que la guerre a également eu un impact extrêmement important". Le gouvernement wallon devrait décider pour avril les villes sélectionnées. Reste le budget consacré aux projets : 1 800 000 euros sont prévus dans un premier temps, 10 fois moins que celui prévu en Flandre pour commémorer la guerre 14-18. From http://www.rtbf.be/i...&action_ref_map=[] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 16 February , 2013 Share Posted 16 February , 2013 According to Sir Edward Speirs, Sir John French found it impossible to pronounce Huy. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester837 Posted 16 February , 2013 Share Posted 16 February , 2013 (edited) Sorry Chris, was there not an English version of that article! Edited 16 February , 2013 by Chester837 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 16 February , 2013 Author Share Posted 16 February , 2013 Non. But no one speaks French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester837 Posted 16 February , 2013 Share Posted 16 February , 2013 (edited) Chris tout a fait vrai, mais essayez en disant que les Canadiens!! Edited 16 February , 2013 by Chester837 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 16 February , 2013 Share Posted 16 February , 2013 Sorry Chris, was there not an English version of that article! Tz tz tz - indecent request! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWorrall Posted 21 February , 2013 Share Posted 21 February , 2013 Rough translation from the original. (Wallonia is the Francophone part of Belgium, whereas Flanders is the Dutch/Flemish part. Relations between the two are always strained): "The city has responded to a call for proposals (for Great War commemorations. S.W.). It must be noted that (over) in Flanders the organization of the centenary of the Great War is already well advanced. The Flemish government has already selected 44 projects with a budget of 20 million euros. In Wallonia 37 municipalities only have responded to the call for proposals that closed in late January. Among the municipalities was that of Huy. The theme for the proposed commemoration is: "Huy, an occupied city, viewed from the front." The project was inspired by a trench newspaper, 'The echoes of Huy' which was distributed to soldiers at the front. The city has preserved some tens of copies. The submitted bid dossier suggests several exhibitions, a show and teaching resources. For the alderman in charge of the Huy events, Walloon Socialist MP Christopher Collignon, this project goes beyond the historical commemoration: 'It has a political dimension because in Flanders, political uses are made of these commemorations. It it actually binds to the birth of the Flemish movement and it is also important in Wallonia, we say that the war has also had an enormous impact.' The Walloon government should decide for selected cities in April. The budget for projects is: EUR 1 800 000 provided initially, 10 times less than that provided in Flanders to commemorate the war 14-18." SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 24 February , 2013 Share Posted 24 February , 2013 Can one imagine people creeping up on the tower at Dixmude again. Old Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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