Working in close liaison with the Young Historian Project, the Trust awards annual prizes for essays submitted by schools throughout the country relating to those events leading up to and including the Normandy Campaign and subjects relevant to WW2.
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 Project.
The Young Historian Project
This is an offshoot of the well established and highly respected Historical Association about which a great deal more can be learned at www.history.org.uk This alliance with the Young Historian group has brought to the Trust the extremely professional services of Dr. Trevor James and his committee of educators, all of whom are, like the Trustees, unpaid volunteers. It is this committee that receives the entries and sits in judgement on the submissions before making its recommendations to the Trust. These entries are based on the following;
Subject; The events leading up to, and beyond, the Normandy landings and their historical significance.
Primary Those entries are usually a class project or that of an after school Group in the primary age range.
Prizes in this category are;
Winning entry - £100.
School or Group also receive - £100.
Key Stage 3 Usually individual entries in this category.
Prizes in this category are;
Winning entry - £100.
School or Group also receive - £100.
Senior Usually individual entries in this category.
Prizes in this category are;
Winning entry - £100.
School or Group also receive - £100.
In March 2006 it was decided by the Trustees, with the approval of General Martin’s family, to create a new award for the Young Historians, entitled
"The General Peter Martin Award". This award, for £100 and in Memory of General Martin, will only be given if an entry is considered to be exceptionally outstanding.
All entries submitted will receive recognition of participation and prize winners will be invited to attend a prize giving ceremony and buffet usually held at the Imperial War Museum, London.
Details of entry available from;
