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Prayers at the War Memorial
8th May 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm10:00 a.m. Mass of Thanksgiving and singing of ‘I vow to thee, my country’. 10:55 a.m. Prayers of Remembrance & Thanksgiving at the War...
Harbledown, Canterbury CT2 8NW, UK -
St Clements Church – VE Day commemoration Service
8th May 2025 10:45am - 11:30amA Service to commemorate VE Day, to tie in with National 2 minute silence. The service will be lead by Father Myles Owen, and...
Broadway, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PG, UK -
80th Anniversary of VE Day Display
1st May 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery are celebrating with a special commemorative display. Explore the history of...
Hastings TN34 1ET, UK -
VE day: 80th Anniversary Celebration @ Holme Lacy Village Hall
5th May 2025 1:00pm - 6:00pmJoin us as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, the official end of the Second World War in Europe...
Hereford HR2 6LP, UK -
Plockton Village Hall VE Day party
3rd May 2025 2:30pm - 5:00pmWe are holding a party and everyone is welcome! There will be code breaker games for kids and adults, bingo, tic tac toe, crafts...
Harbour Street, Plockton IV52 8TN, UK -
Street Party
8th May 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pmOur whole school will be having a street party style lunch and enjoying spending time together.
Long Rd, Canvey Island SS8 0JG, UK -
Ring the Bell!
8th May 2025 10:30am - 7:00pmThe church will be open from 10:30am for people to pay their personal respects At 6pm we will gather for tea or coffee and...
Devauden, Chepstow NP16 6NN, UK -
Afternoon tea
10th May 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pmAfternoon tea for the older generation of our village served but the younger generation with old time singing and singalong by three professional singers...
Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross SL9 9RF, UK -
VE80 in Wield
8th May 2025 9:30pm - 11:00pmWield is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a few simple activities including the lighting of our new beacon at...
Upper Wield, Alresford SO24 9RP, UK -
THE MACKEREL FAYRE – VE80 SEA SHANTIES & Shellfish
11th May 2025 12:00pm - 4:00pmTHE MACKEREL FAYRE SUNDAY THE 11TH OF MAY 2025 12PM – 4PM : A FREE EVENT FOR ALL AT BRIGHTON FISHING QUARTER THE BLESSING...
Brighton Fishing Museum, 194-208 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB, UK -
VE80 WWII Vehicles
11th May 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pmWetherby Brew Co is celebrating VE Day 80 with the brewing of a golden ale to celebrate Wetherby born, WWII fighter pilot Ginger Lacey,...
Wetherby LS22 7SU, UK -
Celebration afternoon tea
8th May 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pmafternoon tea street party style with entertainment
Millersfield, Acomb, Hexham NE46 4RQ, UK -
VE Day 80 flag raising
5th May 2025 9:00am - 10:00amMillersfield, Acomb, Hexham NE46 4RQ, UK -
Beacon Lighting at Dartmouth Park (N19)
8th May 2025 9:00pm - 9:35pmJoin the Mayor of Islington, Cllr Anjna Khurana, for a beacon lighting ceremony to commemorate 80 years since VE Day. Guests are invited to...
London N19, UK -
VE Day Celebration
6th May 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pmFree Entry Afternoon Tea Themed entertainment Lighting of the VE Day Beacon Book your place in advance
Stokenchurch, High Wycombe HP14 3GG, UK -
Morley road street party
4th May 2025 11:00am - 11:00pmOur road (Morley Road) in South Croydon will be hosting a street party.
Morley Rd, South Croydon CR2 0EN, UK -
VE80 Party with fish and chips supper
8th May 2025 3:00pm - 11:00pmThe local community will come together to share memories of the end of World War two. We will share a fish and chip supper...
Mile Oak Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN41 2RB, UK -
Lamp of Peace @ Scarborough Castle
8th May 2025 9:30pm - 10:00pmThe Lamp of Peace will be lit at Scarborough Castle at 9:30pm on the 8th May to honor those who have given their lives...
Castle Rd, Scarborough YO11 1HY, UK -
VE Day 80
10th May 2025 2:00pm - 7:00pmKensington, Brecon LD3 9AY, UK -
VE 80: BYO Picnic Party
5th May 2025 11:00am - 2:00pmAldershot GU11 2LG, UK -
VE Celebration Street party
17th May 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pmWe are holding a Street party with a singalong in St Michaels church, Rocester, Staffordshire on Saturday 17th May from 2-4pm. A Ticket costs...
Dove Ln, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5LA, UK -
VE Day Coffee Morning
8th May 2025 10:30am - 1:00pmJoin us at Wolverhampton Central Library for a coffee morning featuring a photo and artifact display, poetry from our Young Poet Laureate & Primary...
Wolverhampton WV1 3AX, UK -
ve 80 party on the island
8th May 2025 3:00pm - 11:00pmsee poster
Church Rd, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent DE13 7BT, UK -
VE Day 80
8th May 2025 9:00am - 9:45pmHigh St, Brecon LD3 7AL, UK -
VE Day 80
8th May 2025 11:00am - 10:00pmPevensey BN24 5LE, UK -
Beaulieu Grange VE Day Event
3rd May 2025 11:00am - 5:00pmHonour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with tailored events at Bellway developments across the country. Experience the warmth of community celebration as we...
Boreham, Chelmsford CM1 6LF, UK -
VEDay80 “In conversation with … Andrew Choong Han Lin, Royal Museums Greenwich”
8th May 2025 6:30pm - 9:00pm“Almost as cruel as the enemy was the sea” The Royal Navy and Victory in Europe Back by popular demand after his popular 2024...
Chatham ME4 4TY, UK -
Chickerell VE Day Community Celebration
10th May 2025 10:45am - 2:00pmJoin us for Chickerell Town Council’s VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration! 📅Saturday 10 May | 🕥 10:45am – 2:00pm 📍Willowbed Hall and Playing Field...
Putton Lane, Chickerell, Weymouth DT3 4AJ, UK -
Beacon Lighting – Newtownards, Co Down
8th May 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pmVE Day 80: Beacon Lighting Thursday 8 May 2025 | 9pm – 10pm Ards and North Down Borough Council will be lighting beacons at...
Newtownards BT23 4NP, UK -
Music, Beacon Lighting and Fireworks
8th May 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pmAn evening of celebration with live music provided by “The Local Vocals”, the lighting of The Beacon and a firework display. Refreshments available, or...
Church Road, Hartley, Longfield DA3 8DN
A MESSAGE FROM THE PAGEANTMASTER
On 8 May 2025, we mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE Day, with the peoples, families and communities of our great nation coming together to unite and celebrate 80 years of peace since the end of Word War II in Europe that so many millions paid the ultimate sacrificed to achieve it.
VE Day 80 is not only a tribute to those who fought for the freedom we all enjoy today, but also a powerful reminder of the resilience and unity that have defined our country ever since.
We encourage everyone to take part and gather in the streets, gardens, town and city halls, clubs and pubs, and at home too, and be part of this anniversary providing a day of joy, reflection, and celebration, as part of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion people, reaffirming our commitment to world peace, ensuring future generations understand and cherish its value.
At 9am Town Criers will undertake the VE Day Proclamation as the VE Day 80 flags are raised, and at 12noon, Pipers will play a unique tune especially written for the occasion entitled ‘Celebratum’ from the top of the UK’s four highest Peaks and at 6.30pm, Cathedrals and Churches will ring out in united celebration throughout the nation, and at 9.30pm over one thousand of beacons and hundreds of Lamp Lights of Peace will shine throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with the flames from them both, representing the ‘light of peace’ that emerged from the dreadful darkness of war, along with the nation coming together in city and town squares to village greens, and all other manner of locations at this special and unique one moment in time, and sing the great British Hymn ‘I Vow To Thee My Country, standing side by side in gratitude, honouring the many sacrifices that secured our freedom.
“Together, we honour the past and celebrate a future built on unity, hope, love and peace”.


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