A five day coach trip organised and led by Steve Williams, one of the Chorley Pals Memorial appeal founders, raised £500 towards the appeal.
The coach party at Calais at the end of the Serre 2008 trip
Each of the 43 passengers agreed to £10 being added to the overall cost of the trip, with the remainder being donated by the organiser.
The trip spent three full days on the Somme battlefield, visiting many of the major sites as well as Serre where the Chorley Pals went over the top on the 1st July 1916. The trip ended at the British Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval.
