VE Day 80th anniversary marked by young and old in Chester

VE Day 80th anniversary marked by young and old in Chester

CHESTER'S young and old came together to mark 80 years since VE day with celebrations on Thursday.

'I wanted to carry on that family tradition, and do my duty for my country' - Manchester Evening News

Members of the armed forces community celebrated VE Day in Stockport.

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The 80th anniversary of VE Day was marked in Coleraine on Thursday, May 8 with a series of entertaining and poignant events.

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