Andrew Thornton
@andrewthornto20.bsky.social
Mountain biker, spaniel & lab owner, skier & bandsman. Battlefield Guide, MA graduate FWW Studies. Proud to be a CWGC speaker, guide and EOHO. All views my own.
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41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
August 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
A very different tour this week - exploring Battles in Flanders’ Fields
August 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
A very different tour this week - exploring Battles in Flanders’ Fields
It’s been a great week exploring the mountains of Sierra Tramuntana
August 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
It’s been a great week exploring the mountains of Sierra Tramuntana
Concluding the End of Western Front Tour at ‘The Mincing Machine’
July 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Concluding the End of Western Front Tour at ‘The Mincing Machine’
The remarkable site of Les Eparges
July 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The remarkable site of Les Eparges
Never an easy visit - Natzwiller-Struthof - the only concentration camp in France. An estimated 20,000 people lost their lives here and the associated ‘sub-camps’ including 4 SOE women murdered here…
July 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Never an easy visit - Natzwiller-Struthof - the only concentration camp in France. An estimated 20,000 people lost their lives here and the associated ‘sub-camps’ including 4 SOE women murdered here…
Fort de Mutzig - 2km, 2hours, 200 steps and still only 10% of the site covered!
July 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Fort de Mutzig - 2km, 2hours, 200 steps and still only 10% of the site covered!
The end of the western front - 0km - or is it the start??🤔
July 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The end of the western front - 0km - or is it the start??🤔
In the high Vosges - le Linge
July 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In the high Vosges - le Linge
Difficult choices to be made…
July 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Difficult choices to be made…
Exploring the Champagne Battlefields
July 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Exploring the Champagne Battlefields
And finally the village that’s most dear to me…
July 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
And finally the village that’s most dear to me…
Forgotten Battlefields day 2
July 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Forgotten Battlefields day 2
A good tour this week on the Forgotten Battlefields - day one
July 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A good tour this week on the Forgotten Battlefields - day one
Beautiful Vimy on Wednesday
June 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Beautiful Vimy on Wednesday
The sun has finallly come out!
June 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The sun has finallly come out!
Day 1 of the Hindenburg Line tour
May 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Day 1 of the Hindenburg Line tour
Somme American Cemetery
May 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Somme American Cemetery
Always beautiful - St Quentin
May 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Always beautiful - St Quentin
Last day of the tour - Meuse-Argonne
May 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Last day of the tour - Meuse-Argonne
Always stunned by Douaumont…
May 15, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Always stunned by Douaumont…
Lovely day on the Chemin Des Dames on Tuesday
May 15, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Lovely day on the Chemin Des Dames on Tuesday
Loved this exhibition of art from FWW French doctor Lucien Gaby
May 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Loved this exhibition of art from FWW French doctor Lucien Gaby
Who knew the Lucozade connection and the FWW? A trip down the pharmaceutical memory lane, more FWW and Ooh er missus - all at Beamish
May 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Who knew the Lucozade connection and the FWW? A trip down the pharmaceutical memory lane, more FWW and Ooh er missus - all at Beamish