Belgium Tour 2027

Belgium Tour 2027

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Please complete the sign up form via the link below.

After registration, we will contact you to arrange payment of a non-refundable deposit of £250 to secure your child’s place.

If you would like to discuss the tour with a member of the team before registering, please contact: tour@mmf.org.uk

Fun, music and new friendships

Tour is a wonderful opportunity for young musicians to develop their performance skills and create friendships that last a liftetime. Overall, parents rate tour 5 stars out of 5 for the benefitial impact on pupils.

A conductor leads a group of young musicians, playing various instruments outdoors while an audience sits on benches and chairs near a modern building. Trees and a canopy are visible in the background.
A large student orchestra performs outdoors under red umbrellas in front of a historic building, with a conductor leading and a guitar case open on the ground. Audience members watch from nearby.
A conductor leads a group of young musicians, playing brass and woodwind instruments on an outdoor stage, with an audience seated nearby under a wooden pavilion.
Pupils navigate a water obstacle course with platforms, climbing structures, and ropes under a clear blue sky, surrounded by trees and greenery.
A group of young musicians play guitars outdoors, facing a conductor. They wear white shirts, and sheet music is visible. The event takes place in a sunny courtyard with audience members seated nearby.

See what we got up to during our 2026 tour to the Moselle Valley in Germany!

Who can attend?

The ensembles invited to go on tour are:

  • Merton Youth Concert Band
  • Merton Youth Jazz Orchestra
  • Senior Guitar Ensemble
  • String Sinfonia
  • VoiceBox Choir 

Any young people in these groups, in Year 7 – 13 may attend. 

Cost & what’s included

The total cost of the tour will be £850 per pupil.

The price of the tour will include:  

  • The organisation and publicity of three concerts, tailored to the groups performing  
  • A comprehensive excursion programme, with included entrance fees.  
  • Half-board accommodation in multi bedded rooms with breakfast and evening meal included (students will need to provide their own lunch)  
  • Use of executive coach with driver, for both transport to/from the UK, and transport to excursions and concerts.  
  • Return channel crossing.  
  • Travel Insurance  

Tour dates

Dates: Monday 26 – Friday 30 July, 2027

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Depart: Early on Monday 26 July from Merton Abbey Primary School (Time TBA)

Return: Evening on Friday 30 July

Payment schedule

Deposit: £250 payable by 19 October 2026

Instalment 1: £200 payable by 30 November 2026

Instalment 2: £200 payable by 1 February 2027

Instalment 3: £200 payable by 22 March 2027

NB: Payments become due on the dates shown.  In the event your child withdraws, you are liable for the full costs unless another pupil can be found to take their place. In certain circumstances, you may be eligible to make a claim on our travel insurance policy. The deposit is non-refundable in all cases.

Policies

It’s important that all students attending the tour and Parents/Guardians read the below policies ahead of the trip.

If you would like to discuss any of the tour policies, please feel free to contact our Operations Director, Martha Gibbons – martha.gibbons@mmf.org.uk 

Financial support

Thanks to funding from MMF’s own TEMPO Fund, we are able to offer financial assistance of between 40 – 80% of the overall cost for families of pupils who face barriers to access. Contact us at tour@mmf.org.uk to discuss.

Logo for Tempo Fund featuring the words TEMPO FUND in bold white capital letters on teal circular shapes overlapping each other, creating a sense of resonance against a light background.