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 Ceremony this did not affect the broadcast. David commences the Livestream in the few minutes before the official start of... read more →

We are pleased to share the news of the completion of the first phase of the replacement walkway. Our dedicated and talented local builder, Arnaud Delescluse, has recently finished our commissions of 64 metres, or approximately 20% of the total. We are now in the process of trying to raise... read more →

It was just over 100 years ago, on Wednesday May 23rd, 1923, that Sir William Pulteney, Commander of III Corps of which the 34th Division was a part, gathered with veterans to unveil the first of two identical Divisional Memorial statues each known in their local areas as ‘La Madelon’;... read more →

Walkway update Although we are still in the winter season (at the time of writing) and despite the recent extreme cold snaps both in the UK and in France, we have commissioned the replacement of a further 40 metres of the walkway. Our committed local builder, Arnaud Delescluse, has made... read more →

A personal appreciation and tribute by Richard Dunning It’s hard to imagine life at Lochnagar without our charismatic Chaplain John Pressdee and his loyal and supportive wife Yvonne now that they’ve formally retired from the roles on December 31st. For almost 15 years they have both been resolute and irreplaceable... read more →