The best traffic-free bike rides around Hendecourt-Lès-Cagnicourt

The 21st Division captured Héninel on 12 April 1917 and advanced eastwards on the two following days. The 33rd Division then took over the attack. These two divisions are largely represented in the cemetery. In April 1918 this ground was lost, and the eleven German graves in Plot I, Rows D and E, were made when the cemetery was in German hands. After the Armistice, graves were brought in from a wide area round Héninel. The cemetery now contains 307 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 104 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Wancourt was captured on 12 April 1917 after very heavy fighting and the advance was continued on the following days. The cemetery, called at first Cojeul Valley Cemetery, or River Road Cemetery, was opened about ten days later; it was used until October 1918, but was in German hands from March 1918 until 26 August, when the Canadian Corps recaptured Wancourt. At the Armistice, the cemetery contained 410 graves, but was very greatly increased in the following years when graves were brought in from a number of small cemeteries and isolated positions on the battlefields south-east of Arras. The cemetery now contains 1936 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 829 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 76 casualties known or believed to be buried among them, and to 20 who were buried in Signal Trench Cemetery whose graves were destroyed in later battles.

For lovers of Mairins

Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a French commune located in the Hauts-de-France region. A point of interest in Sailly-en-Ostrevent is the church of St. Albin, which, together with a large part of the village, was rebuilt after the First World War. A more special attraction is the special location Cromlech "Les sept bonnettes" with remains of the megalithic era.

Arleux is a commune in the north of France, between Douai and Cambrai, in the heart of the Sensée valley. It is a green oasis and a true haven of peace with vast ponds, swamps as far as the eye can see, rivers and canals that delight nature lovers with their exceptional biodiversity. The municipal pond of Arleux is a popular spot for fishermen, where pontoons have been installed for people with reduced mobility. There are many coarse fish such as roach, bream, tench, carp, eel, bleak and gudgeon, but also predatory fish such as pike, zander and perch.

Arleux is a commune in the north of France, between Douai and Cambrai, in the heart of the Sensée valley. It is a green oasis and a true haven of peace with vast ponds, swamps as far as the eye can see, rivers and canals that delight nature lovers with their exceptional biodiversity. The municipal pond of Arleux is a popular place for fishermen, where pontoons have been installed for people with reduced mobility. There are many white fish such as roach, bream, tench, carp, eel, eel and goby, but also predatory fish such as pike, pike-perch and perch.

Hamel is a small French gemeente in Vallée de la Sense. Sainte-Sarre Church

Reflection on the course for fallen tommies 💮