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This article is an extract from The Friends of Lochnagar newsletter, a publication exclusive to the Friends. To get your exclusive issue and read full articles and be kept up to date on the Crater and activities JOIN NOW.

The Friends’ Working Weekend 2024

The Working Weekend this year falls on the late May Bank Holiday, from Friday, May 24th to Monday, May 27th. As we say every year, all are welcome, and whether... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
  • Friends

The Somme Battlefield Pipe Band

Anyone who has been at the Lochnagar Crater on July 1st will know of our deep appreciation and friendship with the Somme Battlefield Pipe Band. For many years, they have... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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Complicated work ahead on the walkway

Replacement of the walkway continues, and our excellent local builder, Arnaud Delescluse, has now completed the path up to the edge of the raised section in front of George Nugent’s... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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Our ongoing appreciation to the maire and the welcoming people of ovillers-la-boisselle

We continue to have a wonderful and warm relationship between the Commune and all the Friends. Led by the especially supportive Maire, the kind people of both the villages are... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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David & Julie Thomson’s Somme Gallery 2024

People were so pleased last year when we shared pictures from David and Julie Thomson of No. Fifty6 bed + breakfast at La Boisselle that we knew we must do... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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Renewing the labyrinth panels and the stands

Those Friends and visitors who have been to the Crater in the last year or so will have seen that the Labyrinth Panels now need serious care and attention. They... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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The sad passing of martin middlebrook

Many of you will have already heard of the death of Martin Middlebrook at aged 91, one of the original, and most loved and respected military historians of both world... read more →
  • 13 March 2024
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walkway refurbishment

Progress on the walkway

We have been very pleased with the wonderful work and the progress made on the walkway so far. We have commissioned work with our builder Arnaud Delescluse section by section... read more →
  • 7 December 2023
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The 2023 Award for ‘Friend of the Year’ – Colin Ansell

As you all may know, our ‘Friend of the Year’ Award is the highest accolade we have to express our gratitude to those who have worked above and beyond the... read more →
  • 4 December 2023
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Good food and company at Le Poppy Wafu

Armistice Day 2023 – The Commune And Lochnagar Crater

The weather had been awful in the preceding days, with flood warnings throughout northern France, but we were confident that Saturday would bring dry weather, albeit with cloud, for the... read more →
  • 1 December 2023
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