Objectives

Benevolence
To provide financial assistance for veterans of the three Services and their dependants who are in need.
The Trust has become the “charity arm” of the Normandy Veterans Association, primarily for assistance to WWII veterans especially those who served in Normandy.

Requests for assistance
Such requests should be channelled through SSAFA Forces Help which can be contacted at;
SSAFA Forces Help,
19 Queen Elizabeth Street,
London
SE1 2LP
Tel: 0845 1300975
Web: info@ssafa.org.uk

Information on local branches and how to proceed is available at these sites. In turn SSAFA will assess the individual case and channel the details to the appropriate charity like The Spirit of Normandy Trust

Education
To increase the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the general public concerning the events culminating up to and beyond the Normandy Landings and their historical significance.
Working in close liaison with the Young Historian Network, the Trust awards annual prizes for essays submitted by schools throughout the country.
These prizes are for groups and individual pupils in three categories, and in very special circumstances, within the EU.
The veterans are especially keen that children should know what the War meant to Servicemen and their families. They are happy to visit local schools by invitation to talk to children and answer their questions.
This “living documentary” has been shown to inspire the children and to ignite their imagination. This has been most apparent in the content of many of the essays written in response to the Trust’s essay competition run in conjunction with the Young Historian Network