NFU encourages farmers to light beacons to mark 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings

Tribute will also honour the men and women who worked the land throughout World War II

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
The NFU is encouraging members to honour their farming forebears as part of 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
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The NFU is encouraging members to honour their farming forebears as part of 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings

Farmers are being encouraged to light beacons in tribute to those that farmed the fields during World War II as part of the nation's D-Day Landings 80th anniversary events. Launched by the NFU, the...

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