Somme Battlefield WW1 Events

1 July Remembrance Ceremony, Lochnagar Crater

1 July 2025 at 07.28 hours

Location: Lochnagar Crater Memorial, La Boisselle 80300

Free

An annual Ceremony of Remembrance takes place at the Lochnagar Crater Memorial starting at 7:28am, marking the exact time when the mine was blown on 1 July 1916.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony, but are advised that the narrow roads around the Lochnagar Crater Memorial can get busy for this early morning ceremony. It is recommended that vehicles are parked considerately in the area of the village of La Boisselle and that people walk to the memorial.

For information about this historic site and those who help to preserve it, and the forthcoming annual July ceremony visit the website for The Lochnagar Crater Foundation:

Website: www.lochnagarcrater.org

For the location and information about the Lochnagar Crater Memorial on the Somme battlefields go to:

Photograph courtesy of The Lochnagar Crater Foundation

1 July Somme Service of Commemoration, Thiepval

1 July 2025, 12.00 hours (11:00 GMT)

Location: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Thiepval

Free.

Members of the public are very welcome to attend the ceremony.

All Royal British Legion and Service Associations' Standard Bearers are required to muster at the Thiepval Memorial at 10.00 hours. For enquiries about the parade and ceremony you may contact the RBL Somme Branch by email via the website link below:

Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Branches / Somme

For information about the Thiepval Memorial and its location on the Somme battlefields see our page at:

1 July Ceremony of Remembrance, Ulster Tower Memorial

1 July 2025 (time to be announced)

Location: 36th (Ulster) Division, Ulster Tower Memorial, near Thiepval

Free

Members of the public are very welcome to attend the ceremony.

A ceremony will take place at the 36th (Ulster) Division Memorial to mark the anniversary of the launch of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916. This is the location where the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in the battle.

Enquiries can be addressed to the Somme Association:

Website: www.sommeassociation.org

For the location of the Ulster Tower memorial on the Somme battlefields go to:

11 November Remembrance Day Parade, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing

11 November 2024 at 10.40 hours

Location: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing

Free

Members of the public are very welcome to attend.

The 11 November annual Remembrance Day parade is organized by the Royal British Legion Somme Branch.

For enquiries about the event see the RBL Somme Branch events page at:

Website: branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/somme/remembrance

Remembrance Ceremony - Armistice Day, Lochnagar Crater

11 November 2024 at 12.00 hours

Location: Lochnagar Crater Memorial, La Boisselle 80300

Free

A Ceremony of Remembrance will take place at the Lochnagar Crater Memorial.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony, but are advised that the narrow roads around the Lochnagar Crater Memorial can get busy. It is recommended that vehicles are parked considerately in the area of the village of La Boisselle and that people walk to the memorial.

For information about this historic site and those who help to preserve it, the annual July ceremony and more visit the website for The Lochnagar Crater Foundation:

Website: www.lochnagarcrater.org

For the location and information about the Lochnagar Crater Memorial on the Somme battlefields go to:

Ceremony to Commemorate 51st (Highland) Division

13 November 2024 at 10.30 hours

51st (Highland) Division Flagstaff Memorial, Beaumont Hamel

Free

A short ceremony will be held at the 51st (Highland) Division flagstaff in the centre of Beaumont Hamel. The ceremony is held at the flagstaff each year to mark the centenary of the capture of Beaumont Hamel village by the division on 13 November 1916.

Anyone who would like further details can contact:

Email: chairman.wfasnb@gmail.com

For the location of the Flagstaff memorial in the cente of Beaumont Hamel see our page (memorial number 22) at:

Monuments & Memorials on the Somme Battlefields

Amiens Cathedral: “Son et Lumière” La Cathédral en Couleurs Light Show

The annual Son et Lumière Light Show at Amiens Cathedral.

The tourist board is open during the annual summer “Son et Lumière” light show at the cathedral. The light show lasts for 45 minutes and is on from June to September inclusive and 1 December to 1 January. The cathedral website lists the sound and light show under the term “polychromie son et lumière”. (Check with the cathedral's website in case of any updates before you travel to see the show.)

Website: www.cathedrale-amiens.images-en-somme.fr Polychromie sur la cathédrale d'Amiens