2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The end of the war in Europe. Here at Heart of the Shires, we would like to celebrate and commemorate this special time.
Starting with a very special FREE event, on the May Bank Holiday weekend. Sunday 4th May.
Heart of the Shires will be decked out in red, white and blue as we transform our site back to 1945.
There will be live 1940’s singing performances, a memorial bandstand, enabling your own family tributes, pre 1945 Classic Cars in the courtyard and so much more.
This event is not to be missed. The event will be in support of the Royal British Legion.
Get involved 1.
We are now looking for suitable vendors, additional classic cars, bike and vehicles and interested parties that would like to get involved. Please email us marketing@heartoftheshires.com
Let’s make this a free, local community event to remember.
Get involved 2.
Additionally we are looking for your stories of your relatives VE Day experiences – either serving overseas, at the time, or local events and memories. A selection of the accounts will displayed during the event. Again, the contact is: marketing@heartoftheshires.com – we’d love to hear from you.
Save the date. Further details to follow.
(NB. Our visual displays will continue all through the summer to enable visitors to see and make their own tributes marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, right through to mark VJ Day in August).