making signs and making a difference. good morning from britain s bravest manufacturing company in kent, where i will find out the work they do and the support they give to military veterans and their families. one of the oldest surviving d day veterans shares his memories ahead of the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. after a bit of sunshine and warmth for many at the weekend, the week ahead turns cooler, cloudier and a bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetterfor bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetter for somebody. it s monday 3rd june. a beacon of hope and inspiration . kevin sinfield has paid tribute to his friend and former team mate rob burrow who s died at the age 41, describing him as the bravest man he s ever met. after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease nearly five years ago, rob became a prominent campaigner for research into the condition and was awarded a cbe for his work. his former club leeds rhinos has described him as a true inspirat
But, in the future, one of the specialist nurses here, claire lang says, the centre will be radically different and drastically improved all under one roof. the minute you come into an environment like this, you feel like a patient and you get that anxiety and that feeling. whereas the new centre, hopefully, will be a more natural, homely type of feeling where, you know, they won t automatically feel like a patient and it s somewhere where they ll want to be. on the first day of last year s multi marathon challenge, kevin sinfield made a point of running past the site. it s the fundraising he and rob have done that s helped turn the dream of the mnd centre into a reality. i ve been really close to rob throughout this and i ve seen the journey and how brutal it is at times. and you could say this centre is just bricks and mortar, but it s not. it s, you know, it s built on spirit