andrew pugh Posted 23 September , 2020 Share Posted 23 September , 2020 Hi, hope you are all keeping safe. I have been heard that the café in the visitor centre at delville Wood has re-opened can anybody confirm this? Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 24 September , 2020 Share Posted 24 September , 2020 IF I remember well from my last tour on the Somme, all the visitor centers and museums (including Albert, the visitor centre in thiepval etc...) were to reopen on the 11th July. they decided to reopen al together. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted 24 September , 2020 Share Posted 24 September , 2020 Hi, Apart from the toilets, I have not seen the cafe open for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 27 September , 2020 Share Posted 27 September , 2020 just looked up something about Delville Wood... website sais the museum is open, but mask mandatory: http://www.delvillewood.com M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swann RAnger Posted 8 October , 2020 Share Posted 8 October , 2020 The museum is now closed until further notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 26 October , 2020 Share Posted 26 October , 2020 On 25/10/2020 at 11:39, bruce said: The museum was staffed by the rudest man in France. bruce Back in the day, when Janet and Tom ran things, it was a very, very different place to visit. That is now a long time ago. When they retired the SA authorities took a more direct control - the "history" changed and moved away from 1916 happenings at Delville Wood. Things became politicised. The lack of interest was palpable. What happened at Delville Wood during 1916 is a historical fact. The doings of the South African Brigade with 9th (Scottish) Division are historical facts. You can't change history - you can try to put a warped slant on it, but you can't change it. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kilkenny Posted 28 October , 2020 Share Posted 28 October , 2020 I'm curious as to why the post referring to the attitude of one of the staff of the museum seems to have disappeared. Was it considered (by the mods or, indeed - on reflection - by the poster himself) to be an unfair comment? A genuine question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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