Freshfields Coaches W100 FFC in Poperinge (BE) – 29 April 2000 (436-07A)
Saturday 29 April 2000 – Freshfields Coaches, Stockport, England W100 FFC, a Plaxton Excalibur bodied Volvo B10M new in March 2000, lettered for Leger Holidays.
It was seen parked during a sightseeing stop in the Belgian town of Poperinge. Poperinge, in the province of West Flanders, is in the heart of the hop growing region which supplies about 80% of the hops required for Belgian brewers.
During World War 1 the town was behind the front line and was used to billet British troops as well as being a safer area for field hospitals.
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Taken on Saturday April 29, 2000
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Posted on Sunday June 2, 2024
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