As part of The Forget Never, (Oublier Jamais, Vergessen Niemals) project coordinated by the Basildon Borough Heritage Group and linked with Basildon’s twinning towns, Meaux in France and Heiligenhaus in... read more →
The Centenary of the Armistice on 11th November 2018 was a hugely important day for us as Friends of Lochnagar and for everyone throughout the world. With the Lochnagar Crater... read more →
We have created a strategy for the progressive launch and ongoing promotion of the Lochnagar Path of Peace project. We are in the process of adding a special page on... read more →
We are pleased to say the relationship is going from strength to strength, thanks in great part to the efforts of dear Friends who live locally, notably Alison and Jon... read more →
It is always very special to be on the battlefields for Armistice Day and 2017 was no exception. To be in a place of such poignancy and atmosphere always adds... read more →
Hopefully by now many Friends will have seen the 20 panels of the Labyrinth. We never quite knew how visitors would react to them, whether they would read the odd... read more →
Most Friends will by now have heard of the terrible events at... read more →
As many will know, one of our longest serving and best-loved Standard Bearers, Joe Hubble sadly died a short while back. With his impressive handlebar moustache, Black Watch beret and... read more →
I am delighted to say that this important historical site has now been secured by a consortium led by Andy Robertshaw and the village of Beaumont Hamel. I know they... read more →
Harry Fellows was born on the 5th May 1896, the son of a Nottingham coal miner. His mother had been in domestic service until she married. In Harry's youth, the... read more →