80th Anniversary of VE Day

Today, as we mark 80 years since VE Day, the nation looks forward to joining our brave Armed Forces and veterans to reflect, rejoice and remember. We are deeply proud of our Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and the families who support them, for the contribution they make to our country.

In Doncaster, we are proud to have an armed forces covenant co-ordinator, the fantastic Teresa Hodgson, and a Doncaster armed forces covenant board, which is a coalition of groups and organisations committed to supporting the armed forces community in Doncaster.

I attended special evening attending the beacon lighting in both Armthorpe and Tickhill to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. A time for me personally to remember my lovely grandad who fought in the Navy during the Second World War, pictured in the middle as an extra on the film In Which We Serve.

Thanks to Tickhill Town Council and Armthorpe Parish Council and Community Centre for putting tonight’s events together.