D-DAY veterans living in the Bradford district may be eligible for a fully-funded trip to this year's 75th anniversary commemorations in the UK and Normandy.

The Royal British Legion is calling on communities, families and friends to help spread the message about the trip to any veterans they know.

The Legion has plans to take up to 300 Normandy veterans to France on a specially chartered ship to mark 75 years since the original D-Day landings.

The operation, which started the liberation of occupied Europe during the Second World War, took place on June 6, 1944.

Veterans will travel on the MV Boudicca and the deadline for applications is Monday, March 4.

It will depart from Dover on June 2nd, taking in events in Poole and Portsmouth, before crossing the English Channel.

To take part contact the Legion or download a form from www.britishlegion.org.uk/community/d-day-75/