Bootprints of D-day soldiers appear in Whitehaven

Credit: There But Not There Campaign

The bootprints of D-Day soldiers have appeared overnight in a Cumbrian town as part of a campaign to support unemployed veterans.

Each footprint represents British servicemen and women who fought on the beaches of Normandy, in France, on 6 June 1944.

At St Nicholas' Church in Whitehaven, 75 pairs now lie in the church garden.

They first appeared in Slapton Sands to commemorate 75 years since the Exercise Tiger tragedy - the code name for one in a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

Credit: There But Not There Campaign

The white bootprints are next to memorials, historical landmarks and community spaces across the country.

It's been designed to encourage communities and businesses living in the town to support veterans living without jobs.

Throughout the year, campaigners hope to represent the 22,763 British and Commonwealth service people who were killed.