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Deputy Mayor of Bertrancourt welcomed to Brownlow House
ASA Admin • July 19, 2024
Absolutely delighted to welcome Celine Jasiak, and her family, to the Ancre Somme Association Charity HQ today.
Celine, Deputy Mayor of Bertrancourt, France, is well known for the hand of friendship she has extended to many groups, and organisations, from Northern Ireland.
ASA Charity Community Development Officer, Lexi Davidson said, "Our members recieved a warm welcome when we visited Bertrancourt, earlier this month. We were delighted to welcome Celine, and her family, to our HQ in Brownlow House, Lurgan,
We could not let her leave before presenting her with one of our "They Served Together" Brooches, from the Empire Poppy Store.
The charity look forward to visiting Bertrancourt again, in the very near future.
On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Ancre Somme Association Charity commemorated its 15th anniversary with a celebratory dinner held at Brownlow House in Lurgan. The esteemed BBC Presenter, Liam Beckett MBE, graciously hosted the event.
On Thursday 17th October 2024 the Ancre Somme Association Charity held their Annual General Meeting in Brownlow House, Lurgan.
The Ancre Somme Association Charity are delighted to announce the appointment of David Brown as the Chairman of their charity in England.
The Ancre Somme Association Charity are delighted to announce partnership working with the War Horse Memorial and the Animal Purple Poppy Fund. We share the same aims and objectives regarding the role and contribution that animals, particularly horse, donkeys, dogs and pigeons played in securing the peace - from World War One and countless other conflicts - we enjoy today.
It is with great pleasure that the Ancre Somme Association Charity extends its heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed member, Calum McShane, on the momentous occasion of his passing out from Cunningham Division of HMS Raleigh.
Charity Awarded Grant Towards The Northern Ireland Purple Poppy Memorial Project
Ancre Somme Association Charity mark 110th Anniversary of Declaration of War
Private George Montague Price 5th Battalion South Wales Borderer Rededication Service
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Ancre Somme Association Charity held a memorial service at Brownlow House in Lurgan to honour the memory of Private Eva Martin. The service was held in a solemn and reflective manner.
The Ancre Somme Association charity was honored to recently host an evening with Keith Haines, author of Frederick Crawford - Carson's Gunrunner, a biography of Col. Frederick Crawford.
