“The Shores of Normandy” - Jim Radford, D-Day commemoration

Some of you may remember me sharing videos/messages  for Remembrance Day 2015 relating to the 2WW naval veteran, Jim Radford, movingly singing a song, “Shores Of Normandy”, he wrote following his experiences at the D-Day landings. 


After the war he became a folk singer and still takes part in folk festivals and concerts now that he is into his late 80s.



The gentleman concerned, 90 year-old Jim Radford, has re-recorded his song and there is a campaign to get it to No.1 in the charts for Sunday. It is apparently provisional No.1 as things stand. Funds raised from the sale of the single will go towards the creation of a memorial garden in the fields over-looking Gold Beach, Normandy. 


There has been a great deal of media coverage about the song in the last few days. Here are a few links, including the new YouTube video of the song itself:







http://bit.ly/2HYAVTc

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByHKkyblE-S/?utm_source=ig_embed

https://twitter.com/normandymtrust/status/1134400514806996994


I contacted Jim in the build up to my sponsored cycle for the British Legion that I undertook in the May half-term 2016 (Berlin to Arromanches, Normandy) in the context of his work with Veterans For Peace and my desire to link up with German veterans. He's a lovely guy and I'm delighted for him that his song, written 50 years ago, is being used for this year's commemoration.

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