July 1st 2025 was a hot, sunny day. Just like that fateful July 1st 109 years ago. But this time, there was no massive explosion and when the whistles sounded,... read more →

In the past few months good progress has been made on the renovation of the walkway around the crater. With just 30 meters to go, we may say we are... read more →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Work is steadily progressing on the replacement walkway, and we expect to have commissioned and be on the way to completing 80 or so metres by the end of September... read more →

Just before Armistice Day in 2021 Benedikt Marchand from Munich emailed to tell us he had visited the Somme during the previous month, and that he had been following the... read more →

Thank you, David Thomson, for the excellent Facebook Livestream from the Lochnagar Crater on the morning of July 1st. Although we had some rain during the early part of the... read more →