US EditionVE Day: supermarket opening times as extended pub hours mark anniversary celebrations
- On May 8, 2025, town criers and communities throughout the UK and Commonwealth will come together to proclaim and commemorate eight decades since Victory in Europe Day.
- These events honor the 1945 German surrender that ended World War II in Europe and follow traditions involving town criers, beacons, and local ceremonies to recall that history.
- Ceremonies include beacon lightings with military pipers, flag raisings, service parades, immersive museum events, and commemorative talks across towns like Bognor Regis, Farnham, Warwick, and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- Jane Smith, the lead town crier coordinating over 300 colleagues, noted that few veterans remain today, while pageant master Bruno Peek described the event as a formal announcement marking eight decades of peace since the end of the war.
- The nationwide observances highlight remembrance of sacrifices and offer educational opportunities about wartime experiences, emphasizing the significance of peace and community heritage today.
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Town criers to lead more than 300 regional VE Day celebrations
Town criers will make proclamations across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Principal town crier Jane Smith will lead more than 300 colleagues across the UK and the Commonwealth in a VE Day proclamation. Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. The Bognor Regis town crier wrote the official VE Day 80 Proclamation that will be anno…
Communities unite to mark VE Day 80th anniversary across Surrey and Hampshire
As the nation pauses to remember the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day next week, towns and villages across Surrey and Hampshire are inviting residents to take part in a host of commemorative events.
Borough set to mark VE Day 80th anniversary – The Hitmix 107.5 FM
The 80th anniversary of VE day is being marked through a host of commemorative events in Newcastle-under-Lyme next week. Taking place on Thursday 8 May, a VE Day 80 service will be held at St Giles Church in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre at 8pm. Following the service the congregation will walk through to Queens Gardens where a beacon will be lit. People are being invited to a range of events at the Brampton Museum on VE Day itself and through…
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