I have spoken lots of times about the machine gunning of 99 soldiers in the small hamlet of Le Paradis which is about an hour's drive from the port of Calais and the beaches of Dunkirk.
Yesterday saw a memorial in Norwich Cathedral Close officially dedicated to the memory of the 97 who lost their lives in the massacre. We were very honoured to have an official visit from the Princess Royal who laid a wreath.
Photographs were taken but they have to be passed by the Buckingham Palace Press Office before they can be used in the Media or social media. I will post a few when we receive that clearance.
Historically the 97 (as we have come to know them) were massacred on May 27th, 1940, at the time when thousands of other troops were making their way to the beaches of Dunkirk to return to the UK. Those killed at Le Paradis were holding the German troops at bay to enable the evacuation to take place.
Two soldiers survived the massacre - Privates Bill O'Callaghan from Dereham and Bert Pooley from London. We have a website that tells the story of the massacre in depth along with the search for the perpetrator who was brought to justice after the end of the war. You can visit this at www.leparadismassacre.com.
Until now there have been a number of memorials to the 97 in France but none in the UK. The majority of those killed were serving with the Royal Norfolk Regiment - hence the positioning in the grounds of Norwich Cathedral.
The work towards a permanent memorial in Norfolk has been carried out by the Le Paradis Memorial Trustees with support from the Le Paradis Commemoration Group. I am fortunate to be on both bodies and so you can imagine my pride that we finally have a wonderful memorial in place in Norwich.
It's about five feet in height with the carving and lettering being done by Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley MBE and her hugely talented team.
Next time you are in Norwich Cathedral Close give it a look. It's just round from the West Door and close to the memorial to Edith Cavell.
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Sometimes I just want to shout at the television when I hear a news report that I feel is put together by shoddy journalism.
All too often reporters are sent out to get a particular angle on a story irrespective of the facts.
The latest one to annoy me came in a story on local BBC about people struggling to get appointments to see their GP. They had a woman on complaining that her husband was being asked to take his own blood pressure. "This is something that should be done by qualified medical staff," she said.
Why was this shown to back up the story? I have a blood pressure machine and take readings every day to ensure my blood pressure is stable, having been put on tablets a few years ago. Luckily at the moment it is very stable.
The process involves putting a jacket round my arm and pressing a button. Within 20 seconds I receive an on screen reading. That's how difficult it is. It doesn't need a doctor to waste his time doing this, particularly as my blood pressure will be much higher in the surgery due to white coast syndrome. It is a waste of a doctor's time. If I find my blood pressure climbs I can then contact the surgery. Otherwise I'm quite happy and I haven't wasted the time of medical staff.