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The following activities are organized by our partner Committee 4th and May 5th Wageningen (C45W)

- Remembrance Day on May 4th
- Liberation fire relay
- Program De Dreijen
- Liberation festival

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Program May 5th 2010

Commemorative program May 5th, 2010

As in previous years, the memorial consists of a morning and afternoon programme. Below is the program with a brief explanation. You can also express your interest via this website for one or more parts. If there are seats available, you will receive an access card. For the registration of the Liberation parade apply different rules than the rest of the program.

The program for 2010 is the following:

10.00 - 12.30 National liberation debate
14.00 - 15.00 Commemoration service in the church “Johannes de Doper”
15.30 - 15.45 Commemoration ceremony at the liberation monument
15.45 - 16.45 Liberation parade
16.45 - 18.00 Closing reception in the auditorium of Wageningen University

National liberation debate

The commemoration of the capitulations in Wageningen year begins on May 5th with a National liberation debate in the Wageningen’s courtyard (formerly WICC) on a current topic in the field of peace, security or human rights.

Commemorative meeting in the church “Johannes de Doper”

Every year in the church “Johannes de Doper” in Wageningen is a commemorative meeting on May 5th. This can be attended with an invitation. During this meeting the Capitulation concert will take place.

Memorial ceremony capitulations 1945

The core activities of the NCHC is the Memorial ceremony capitulations 1945 at the National liberation monument in the May 5th square. The ceremony begins with a flag ceremony, followed by parts that are annually the same and parts that change each year. For example, after playing the first verse of the Wilhelmus there will be a short speech. The speaker will be announced on this website. Subsequently, the schoolchildren of the St. Joseph School in Wageningen that have adopted the monument to take care of it, will release 25 pigeons. This is the official start of the Liberation parade.

Liberation parade

Following the Memorial ceremony the Liberation parade will begin. The memorial focuses on the capitulations in 1945 and the consequences on the themes liberation, freedom and security. For the Liberation Parade, this means that the focus is on the World War II veterans (and the resistance), with a firm emphasis on the international nature by the presence of military units of our liberators. In addition to this are the heirs, they are military from parts that are registered as the heirs of the troops from then, which are represented by active serving soldiers.

Register

The registration for the Liberation parade goes through it’s own association. This applies to the Second World War veterans as the "Theme Veterans’. Through the associations you may also request a parking ticket, also for your partner/guide.

All participants will directly receive a direct message and reporting instructions after March 15, 2010. Should you wish to receive further information about the Liberation Parade in 2010, you can request more information at the following address:

Project offfice NCHC 1945 Wageningen
Coordinator Liberation parade Mr. H.C. Snijder
P.O. Box 1
6700 AA Wageningen

E-mail: secretariaat@nchc.nl

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