Battle of the Somme Centenary
2016 marks the centenary of the the Battle of the Somme. The commemoration is being lead by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on behalf of the UK Government and the [French Government](http://centenaire.org/en) in partnership with [Commonwealth War Graves Commission](http://www.cwgc.org/) and the [Royal British Legion](http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/ww1), to build a programme of events which reflect the significance of the First World War Somme campaign.
![First World War Centenary Logo](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a71e481e5274a7f9c5862ba/s300_sommelogo.jpg)
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![Battle of the Somme](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a37ddfce5274a79051c93e6/s465_Somme_UK.jpg)
![Thiepval Monument](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a37dfbf40f0b649cfaf809d/s465_Thiepval_gov.uk.jpg)
![Path of the Remembered](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a37e111ed915d5a5f96675c/s465_Memory_Square_gov.uk.jpg)
![Manchester Regiment Heaton Park camp](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a37e138e5274a79051c99a8/s465_m08700_Manchester_Regiment_Heaton_Park_Camp.jpg)
![John Whittingdale at the Guards Memorial](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a37e2c940f0b649cceb2251/s465_sommestory.jpg)
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