News & Updates 2020

COVID-19    - Somme  - July

Due to the emergency travel restrictions, we have been prevented  from taking our usual July trip to the Somme.
 

Every June/July for more than a decade we have taken a  ‘Brimington Remembers’  wreath to  France to place at Thiepval Memorial in remembrance of all our village men who fought and for those who died in the battle - all have no known grave.
 

So obviously we are so sorry that we cannot keep up the tradition this year.   But luckily,  2 friends who live on the Somme, - Vic and Diane Piuk - and who run an excellent b&b in the heart of the Somme  and are both experienced battlefield guides - volunteered to help us.
 

So,  in advance we mailed one of our special Brimington wreaths to them, and they will lay the wreath at Thiepval on our behalf on 1^st July. 

 Somme  1st of July  2020  -Thiepval Memorial 

Diane & Vic Piuk did us proud !

As promised,  they attended the service at Thiepval  and laid our Brimington Remembers wreath at the memorial on our behalf.

Due to the circumstances the number of attendees were limited at the service.

But it means that the long annual tradition of our wreath being laid at Thiepval on the 1^st of July remains unbroken.

We owe you both a great debt.   Many thanks ......

Photos below....