This September (Covid 19 allowing) I will be parachuting into Ranville, France as near to Pegasus Bridge as allowed, recreating a drop that, 19 year old Signalman Daniel Lyons, did on 6th June 1944, as one of the 6th Airborne Signals. I will be wearing Dan’s smock that he wore that day to do the jump and will then present the smock to the Pegasus Museum in Normandy, France.

For a long time a Parachute Jump has been on my bucket list, and as a keen fundraiser for the last 42 years, have decided that as I turned 75 this year, this was a fund raising opportunity not to be missed.

Over the years I became good friends with Dan and the rest of his family, as well as many of the other veterans and I wanted to ensure that all those wishing to make the journey back to Normandy or the Netherlands are still able to. So, with this in mind, any money that I raise from the jump will be split equally between The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans (formerly known as the London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled), which organises transport for the veteran trips, and the Normandy Memorial Trust Charity.