he came, he saw, he chipped

[Lochnagar]

Some may remember our group of volunteers who maintain a ww1 site in france sought a chipper. Ty came, what a great bloke, a credit to you all.

in a weekend he did what would have taken us weeks, a big public thank you to Stuart.

 

If you want to see where he was take a look at Lochnagar Crater - The Official Site

[Jamie M]

Good effort Ty. Working on sites of this nature can often be a humbling and thought provoking experience. Once again well done.

[Theocus]

Well done TY, truly a great effort!

[jamiep]

Nice one Ty, much appreciated:thumbup1:

[geoff]

Top stuff Ty!

[Ty Korrigan]

I'm gurning in the front row, unable to stand and face deformed with the pain of so many lacerations from hawthorn and blackthorn PLUS...

As I was working away for the weekend I accepted a beer which went straight to my head.

A very rewarding and moving experience to walk upon ground that saw a man per m2 fall in battle.

I still feel tremors when I think of that crater filled with bodies rolled into it after the battle.

As for the Lochnagar group themselves...

I have never met such energy and devotion from volounteers to preserving a site which to some is a mere a 'vestige' suitable only for landfill.

But to those from the Allied and Commonwealth who actually studied a little WW1 is a sacred site, pure hallowed ground.

ATTENTION!

Lochnagar is suffering from an invasion of rabbits which are causing the sides of the crater and remaining shell holes to slip.

If any-one out there has the knowledge and equipment to deal with this problem then PLEASE contact Lochnagar.

I for one will be back as there is still scrub to clear, nettles to bash and roots to poison. I would grind BUT...

There are still bodies and live munitions under there and VERY close to the surface.

I'll write more later.

Ty

[Breezeblock]

was there something on the box about that during the week

[Ty Korrigan]

Yes, and there will be more programs as the centenary of the battle of the Somme is coming up in 2016.

I even met the site engineer of the Glory Hole and got a private tour of some mine workings that went under the German lines.

I'm telling you straight, when your there you'll get shivers down your spine from the thought of all that went before.

It's hallowed ground and needs to be protected.

[Mark Bolam]

Well done Ty.

 

When you think about what the lads on both sides went through during the Somme, and every other battle, it makes our whining on here look a bit silly really.

[jamiep]

Well said Ty!

 

How would any of us go about getting involved in the Lochnagar Group?

 

Cheers,

 

Jamie