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Aldermaston VE Day commemoration
8th May 2025 5:30pm - 10:00pmAldermaston, Reading RG7 4HR, UK -
VE Day at Didcot Civic Hall
9th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pmVE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration at Didcot Civic Hall on Friday 9th May from 730pm £20 per person which includes entertainment from Sound Force...
Didcot OX11 7HN, UK -
80th Anniversay VE day fundraiser
10th May 2025 1:30pm - 5:00pmPlease join us in for the 80th anniversay even. Listen and dance to songs from the 30s and 40s, performed by Tessa Smith. This...
St Michael's Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3BG, UK -
80th Anniversary VE Day Street Party
4th May 2025 12:30pm - 5:00pmA street party for up to 610 people in Budleigh Salterton High Street featuring war time songs and music . Bring your own picnic...
Fore St, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6NG, UK -
VE80 Celebrations
8th May 2025 3:00pm - 11:00pmVE80 Celebrations We will be hosting a fish and chip supper followed by Orange and Ginger cake made by chef from the official Women’s...
Buxton SK17, UK -
Lydford on Fosse Parish Council VE Day 80
8th May 2025 8:50am - 10:00pmSomerton TA11 7DH, UK -
Shinfield Parish VE 80th Anniversary Celebration
8th May 2025 8:30pm - 9:35pmVisit www.shinfieldparish.gov.uk/ve-80th-anniversary-08-05-2025/ for more information
Shinfield, Reading RG2 9EH, UK -
Ringing of the Church Bells
8th May 2025 6:30pm - 7:00pmThe church bells will ring at 6.30pm on Thursday 8th May.
London Rd, Waterlooville PO7 7EG, UK -
Ring forVE Day
8th May 2025 6:30pm - 7:00pmRinging in Celebrating 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day
Mullion, Helston TR12 7HQ, UK -
VE Day 80th Anniversary
8th May 2025 3:00pm - 11:00pmTollard Royal, Salisbury SP5 5PP, UK -
St. Mary’s Church, Somersham, Suffolk – Ringing of Bells at 6:30pm – in remembrance and for peace
8th May 2025 6:30pm - 6:45pmJoining local and UK-wide churches in ringing our church bells in remembrance and for peace. Parking: please use the Village Hall car park.
Church Ln, Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PN, UK -
Street Party
8th May 2025 3:00pm - 11:00pmStreet Party 12 noon in Lake Methodist Church, Raffle in aid of SSAFA St Vincents Home Binstead, 1940’s music. Bring and share a plate...
Sandown PO36, UK -
Stonehouse pays tribute to those who helped win the war in Europe
8th May 2025 9:00am - 9:15pmStonehouse GL10, UK -
VE Day 80 Beacon Lighting event
8th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pmHeathfield’s VE Day 80 Beacon Lighting – Thursday 8th May 2025 7.30pm – 10pm @ Cade Street Recreation Ground, Old Heathfield. Includes: Singing from...
Cade Street, Heathfield TN21 9BS, UK -
VE Day Commemoration in Sandy, Bedfordshire
8th May 2025 9:00am - 9:45pmSandy commemorates 80 years of VE Day. Lineup: 9:00am – Flag Raising and Proclamation at Fayne’s Corner 7:00pm – Flag Raising and Proclamation at...
Sandy SG19, UK -
VE Day Service
11th May 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pmA service of hymns, readings and prayers to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The church bells will ring before the...
Storrington, Pulborough RH20 4LL, UK -
VE DAY EVENT 80 Riccall Parish Council
8th May 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pmEvent Description – VE Day 80 Commemoration Date: Thursday, 8th May 2025 Organiser: Riccall Parish Council Riccall Parish Council will be hosting a community...
Riccall, York YO19, UK -
VE80: A Celebration
8th May 2025 7:30pm - 11:00pmA concert of music and humorous sketches , including When I’m Cleaning Windows, Quartermasters Stores. White Cliffs of Dover and many more…
Clifford St, Skipton BD23 2AD, UK -
Veterans Tea Party
8th May 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pmWyke, Bradford BD12 8AL, UK -
VE Day 80 Celebration and Beacon Lighting
8th May 2025 5:00pm - 10:00pm9am – Official VE Day Flag raising ceremony (Town Hall) 6.15pm – Unveiling of the VE Day Commemorative Benches in the Memorial Gardens 6.30pm...
Raunds, UK -
VE Day 80 Family Fun Day
11th May 2025 2:00pm - 6:00pmMaryport Sea Cadets is hosting a VE Day Family Fun Day, all welcome.
70 King St, Maryport CA15 6AZ, UK -
VE Day Quayside Festival
3rd May 2025 10:00am - 4:00pmQuay Rd, Blyth NE24 2AS, UK -
VE Day 80th Anniversary Service & Coffee Morning in Chilton Town
8th May 2025 9:00am - 9:35pm– At 9am outside Hutton House the Town Crier will undertake the VE Day Proclamation as the VE Day 80 Flags are raised. –...
Chilton, Ferryhill DL17 0HE, UK -
80th Anniversary VE Day Party HR8 1NP
8th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pmJoin us for our special 80th ANNIVERSARY VE DAY Party on Thursday 08th May from 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Come in Fancy Dress and enjoy...
Staplow Cottages, Staplow, Ledbury HR8 1NP, UK -
Usk VE Day 80 Celebration
8th May 2025 9:30am - 10:00pmUSK VE DAY 80 CELEBRATIONS THE SESSIONS HOUSE, USK THURSDAY 8TH MAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9.30am Raising the Flag and Town VE Day Proclamation...
The Sessions House, 43 Maryport St, Usk NP15 1AD, UK -
Lighting the Beacon
8th May 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pmEdgefield, Melton Constable NR24 2AF, UK -
When the lights went on again in Glasgow: V.E. Day 80 city walking tour
8th May 2025 10:30am - 6:30pmCome along and experience the end of the war in Europe in 1945 with a 90-minute guided walk through Glasgow City centre. From the...
Glasgow G2, UK -
VE Day St Marys Callington – Civic Service and Cream Tea with Sing-A-Long
8th May 2025 11:15am - 2:00pmVE Day St Marys Callington 11.15am Civic Service 12.30pm Cream Tea with Sing-A-Long
Church St, Callington PL17 7RE, UK -
Bexhill-on-Sea Commemorates VE Day 80
11th May 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pmTHURSDAY, 8TH MAY 2025 9:00am – Witness the Town Crier’s proclamation and the raising of the VE Day 80 flag on the Colonnade. 12:00pm...
Western Rd, Bexhill, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DU, UK -
Lighting of the Beacon
8th May 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pmGloucestershire Girlguiding invites you along to our Deer Park Activity Centre in Cowley, to gather together to light a bonfire beacon to mark the...
Cowley, Cheltenham GL53 9NJ, UK
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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