Register your interest in the 2016 Somme Centenary Ballot

Thursday 02 Jul 2015 @ 11:20
Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Find out more about the Somme 2016 Commemorative Event Ballot.

To mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 2016, a national commemorative event will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial in Northern France.

This will be a ticketed event, and the ballot for tickets will launch on 28 September 2015 when entrants will be able to enter online through a dedicated Somme 2016 Ballot website.

You can register now for updates about the ballot on the Somme 2016 Ballot website. Please note registering does not enter you into the ballot.

Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-sport

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