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Jun 04

Completion of First Phase of the Walkway Replacement

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 →

4 June 2023
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Jun 01

Centenary of the Unveiling of The 34th Division Madelon At La Boisselle

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 →

1 June 2023
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Mar 03

Crater updates

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 →

3 March 2023
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Mar 01

A fond ‘Au Revoir’ to our beloved Chaplain John, and Yvonne Pressdee

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 →

1 March 2023
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Dec 08

Friends’ Working Weekend 2022

With the easing of many of the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic we are optimistic that we will be able to recommence our annual Friends of Lochnagar Working Weekend in 2022. Although normally taking place over the British ‘Late May Bank Holiday’, next year with the bank holiday coinciding... read more →

8 December 2021
General

Dec 08

Lochnagar Commemorative Plaques

We are pleased to announce we are once again able to take applications to sponsor our emotive faux-brass Commemorative Plaques. They pay tribute to a generation of men and women, whether they died or survived, and have become an important feature at Lochnagar and highlight the terrible impact of a... read more →

8 December 2021
General

Nov 15

‘Thank You’ So Far, In Our Ongoing Walkway Crisis Appeal

‘The Lochnagar Crater Foundation would like to extend its gratitude to our very many supporters who have so kindly given to the Walkway Crisis Appeal. We thank too the WFA for its extremely generous one-off donation in helping to bring us closer to our target. Thanks to you all, we... read more →

15 November 2021
General

Oct 10

Karl Orsinger’s Grave Marker Returns Home

One of the most satisfying moments of the year has been helping with the return of a large 1916 German grave-marker back to his appreciative family in Baden-Baden. This story, together with many equally moving articles, is superbly chronicled in our current edition of Lochnagar Crater Today available to members... read more →

10 October 2021
General

Oct 08

1st July with the ‘FORGET NEVER’ Project

Thank you to our Friends at Basildon Twinning and The Forget Never Project for the wonderful video available here. So many good people from the towns of Basildon in the UK, Meaux in France, and Heiligenhaus in Germany, all reciting The Lochnagar Promise for July 1st.

8 October 2021
General

Oct 05

The sad loss of friend, RÉAL DELPLANQUE

It was with enormous shock and sadness that on the 4th October we heard of the sudden death of Réal Delplanque, one of our most valued, and faithful Friends in France. Réal, like his brother Jean-Claude, has been involved in all things Lochnagar since day one. He was a man... read more →

5 October 2021
Eulogies