Celebrating VE Day under lock down in Exmouth

By The Editor

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

On Friday, May 8, it will be 75 years to the day since the guns fell silent at the end of the World War II.

This year, due to the coronavirus lock down, people in Exmouth and across the nation will be marking the occasion differently.

Many community celebrations, due to take place on the bank holiday weekend (Friday 8 to Sunday, May 10), have been postponed. Veterans' procession across the country will no longer go ahead.

There are lots of ways that you can get involved and show your support in marking the day on social media and via your digital channels.

The government has published a toolkit of resources to include bunting and posters that you can print and display at home in your windows.

English Heritage has a pack to help you put together your own celebrations to mark the anniversary from home.

Share your Second World War stories, families' histories and messages of remembrance on social media, using #VEDay75 to join the conversation.

For school children, historian and presenter Dan Snow has set you a creative challenge to research what VE Day is all about.

However you mark the day, privately or publicly, please do so safely.

     

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