Date/Time
Thursday 8 May 2025 - All Day
Location
Farnham Town Council invites you to join communities across the UK to unite and celebrate 80 years of peace since the end of World War II in Europe.
Programme
9am – Proclamation and Flag Raising at Farnham Town Hall, South Street
8pm – 9.45pm – Beacon lighting event at Gostrey Meadow with live music, a VE Day Tribute, and refreshments.
The event will feature:
– Alder Valley Brass Band
– Winston Churchill’s Victory broadcast
– Victoria Cluskey performing popular songs from the 1940’s
– VE Day Tribute to be read by Deputy Lieutenant Bill Biddell
– Beacon Lighting with the High Sheriff, Peter Cluff
There will be light refreshments available and a licensed bar serving locally brewed beer.