вЂњShe is held in great affection in our hearts and we hope that she would be proud to know her name is now memorialised at the White Cliffs, providing lasting memories for those who visit, and a haven for our rare and treasured wildlife. Her songs are woven into the fabric of the landscape, and we are so grateful for her support in helping us protect it for future generations. Ginny Portman, General Manager at the National Trust, said: вЂњDame Vera Lynn will forever be remembered on the White Cliffs of Dover. вЂњThe re-naming of the footpath to вЂDame Vera Lynn WayвЂ™ is a touching tribute as my mother always remarked the White Cliffs were the last landmark seen as the boys went off to war and the first they saw when they returned home.вЂќ She always loved having flowers around her and was a keen gardener for many decades.

Virginia Lewis-Jones, Dame VeraвЂ™s daughter, said: вЂњMy mother would be absolutely delighted to have the wildflower meadow named after her, especially as she proactively supported the National TrustвЂ™s campaign to protect the landscape back in 2017. The wheat field, which was part of the purchase, is now being returned to its original grassland state and is already filled with wildflowers, including ox-eye daisy, wild carrot and viperвЂ™s bugloss, and attracting corn buntings and skylarks, the nationвЂ™s songbird.Дover District Council meanwhile has renamed the footpath leading from the seafront to the White Cliffs as вЂDame Vera Lynn WayвЂ™ with a new sign featuring the opening line of her famous song, вЂњThereвЂ™ll be bluebirds over, The White Cliffs of Dover, Tomorrow, Just you wait and see.вЂќ In 2017, she lent her support to a ВЈ1million fundraising campaign by the National Trust to buy 178 acres of arable land on the clifftops. Long associated with the chalk cliffs, Dame Vera LynnвЂ™s famous songs gave hope to a country at war, with lyrics including вЂthere will be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of DoverвЂ™ and вЂthe valley will bloom againвЂ™. A footpath leading to the clifftops was also renamed in her honour by Dover District Council. The Trust, which bought the land in 2017, unveiled the newly-named вЂDame Vera Lynn DownвЂ™ at a ceremony yesterday to pay tribute to the wartime singer and her enduring connection with the landscape. Land was saved for the nation in 2017 by National Trust and is now alive with wildflowers and songbirdsДover District Council renames footpath leading to clifftops 'Dame Vera Lynn Way'ДЄ meadow on the iconic White Cliffs of Dover that was saved for the nation by the National Trust has been renamed in memory of Dame Vera Lynn to mark the anniversary of her death.

Meadow renamed вЂDame Vera Lynn DownвЂ™ to mark anniversary of her death Joint press release from Dover District Council & The National Trust Left to right: Virginia Lewis-Jones, Dame Vera Lynn's daughter Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council Cllr Graeme Wanstall, Dover Town Council Virginia Portman, National Trust General Manager

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