VE Day - Friday 8th May 2020
There is a range of national commemorations taking place on VE Day this year including two special programmes on BBC One to mark VE Day 75 which will be shown at 2.45pm-3.45pm and 8pm-9.10pm
• 11.00am - A two-minute silence of remembrance
• 3.00pm - The 'Nations' Toast to the Heroes of World War 2' - stand at home and raise a glass of refreshment of your choice and make the following toast - "To those who gave so much, we thank you."
• 9.00pm - A pre-recorded television address from Her Majesty The Queen followed by a national sing-along of the war time favourite Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again.
Great British Bunting
A campaign by local BBC radio stations is encouraging people to make their very own VE Day 75 bunting and display it in their windows from Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-british-bunting
VE Day 75 Toolkit
The government has released a toolkit with bunting templates, posters, colouring sheets and recipes.
https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/toolkit/
• 11.00am - A two-minute silence of remembrance
• 3.00pm - The 'Nations' Toast to the Heroes of World War 2' - stand at home and raise a glass of refreshment of your choice and make the following toast - "To those who gave so much, we thank you."
• 9.00pm - A pre-recorded television address from Her Majesty The Queen followed by a national sing-along of the war time favourite Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again.
Great British Bunting
A campaign by local BBC radio stations is encouraging people to make their very own VE Day 75 bunting and display it in their windows from Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-british-bunting
VE Day 75 Toolkit
The government has released a toolkit with bunting templates, posters, colouring sheets and recipes.
https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/toolkit/
