BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T010000 RDATE:20200329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201025T010000 RDATE:20210328T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 RDATE:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221030T010000 RDATE:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 RDATE:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 RDATE:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 RDATE:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:Europe/London GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190508T000000 RDATE:20191027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200329T020000 RDATE:20201025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T020000 RDATE:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 RDATE:20221030T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 RDATE:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 RDATE:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 RDATE:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/London BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:03cf9e089bcffed7947d16171041034f CATEGORIES:Events CREATED:20200427T124050 SUMMARY:VE 75 LOCATION:At Home DESCRIPTION:On VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945, millions took to the streets to cele brate peace after years of devastating war, and Friday 8 May 2020 marks 75 years since Nazi Germany's formal surrender at the end of the Second World War.  \nDuring the COVID 19 pandemic it is not possible to hold events in o ur community to commemorate the anniversary but, it is still possible to pa y tribute to those who served, to share our memories and to commemorate pea ce in Europe.  WW2 continued in the East until VJ (Victory in Japan) Day on 14 August 1945 with the formal signing ceremony taking place 2 September 1 945. \nMaking marlborough MemoriesThere are a number of events taking place across the country to mark VE 75.  Here in Marlborough we're creating an " At Home" album and invite you to contribute to it, providing a way for us t o share our memories while we're physically apart and also to provide a las ting record that we can look back on in years to come.\nDo you have memento s or family photographs from VE Day?  Are you joining BBC Radio Wiltshire’s Great British Bunting (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4 PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-british-bunting) campaign? Would your children would l ike to create a drawing, art project or poem for us to share?  Do you have any 'at home' activities planned for the day?\nPlease email us with any pho tos or other material (before, on or after the day)  and we'll add them to the album, or you can post them to our Facebook page and we'll upload them from there.  Our email address is enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk (mailto:e nquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk) .  The album will be live early next week.\ nTimetable - Friday 8 May 202011:00 - Two minute silence\n11:15 - Royal Bri tish Legion (RBL) livestream (https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/ve-d ay-75-livestream)\n14:45 - BBC One: Winston Churchill's Announcement of Vic tory (https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/75-anniversary-ve-d ay)\n18:55 - A Cry for Peace (nationwide, including our own Town Crier)\n20 :00 - BBC One and RBL evening of memories and and music "The People's Celeb ration (https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/75-anniversary-ve -day)"\n21:00 - Address by HM Queen Elizabeth II\n            UK Wide sing- along (https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/ve-day-singalong)to Dame V era Lynn's "We'll Meet Again"\nLinksRoyal British Legion page with more inf ormation and details of events at  (https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-in volved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75)https://www.britishlegion.o rg.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75 (https://www.br itishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75)\n Wiltshire Council - has created a pack for families which contains ideas fo r how to mark the day at home, along with learning material, recipes, quizz es, craft ideas and more :  (http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articles/ve-d ay-toolkit)http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articles/ve-day-toolkit (http:/ /www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articles/ve-day-toolkit)\nBBC Radio Wiltshire's Great British Bunting - create some bunting and hang it in your window :  ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-bri tish-bunting)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTw GDg/great-british-bunting (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYD yf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-british-bunting)\nMarlborough.News article about VE Day in Marlborough in 1945:  (https://marlborough.news/news/ve-day-1945-in -marlborough-processions-street-parties-lemonade-and-jam-sandwiches-bonfire s-and-more/)https://marlborough.news/news/ve-day-1945-in-marlborough-proces sions-street-parties-lemonade-and-jam-sandwiches-bonfires-and-more/ (https: //marlborough.news/news/ve-day-1945-in-marlborough-processions-street-parti es-lemonade-and-jam-sandwiches-bonfires-and-more/)\nBBC events on 8 May :  (https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/75-anniversary-ve-day)ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/75-anniversary-ve-day (http s://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/75-anniversary-ve-day)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945, millions took to the streets to c elebrate peace after years of devastating war, and Friday 8 May 2020 m arks 75 years since Nazi Germany's formal surrender at the end of the Secon d World War.  

During the COVID 19 pandemic it is not possi ble to hold events in our community to commemorate the anniversary but, it is still possible to pay tribute to those who served, to share our memories and to commemorate peace in Europe.  WW2 continued in the East until VJ (Victory in Japan) Day on 14 August 1945 with the formal signing ceremon y taking place 2 September 1945. 

Making marlborough Memories

There are a number of events taking place across the country to mark VE 75.  Here in Marlborough we're creating an "At Home" album and invi te you to contribute to it, providing a way for us to share our memories wh ile we're physically apart and also to provide a lasting record that we can look back on in years to come.

Do you have mementos or family photog raphs from VE Day?  Are you joining BBC Radio Wiltshire’s Great British Bunting campaign? Would your children would li ke to create a drawing, art project or poem for us to share?  Do you h ave any 'at home' activities planned for the day?

Please email us wit h any photos or other material (before, on or after the day)  and we'l l add them to the album, or you can post them to our Facebook page and we'l l upload them from there.  Our email address is enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk .  The album will be live early next week.

Timetable - Friday 8 May 20 20

11:00 - Two minute silence

11:15 - Royal British Legion (RB L) livestream

14:45 - BBC One: Winston Churchill's Announceme nt of Victory

18:55 - A Cry for Peace (nationwide, including our own Town Crier)

20:00 - BBC One and RBL evening of memories and and m usic "The People's Celebration"

21:00 - Address by HM Quee n Elizabeth II
            UK Wide sing-along < /a>to Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again"

Links

Royal British Legion page with more information and details of events at https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get- involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75

Wiltshire Counc il - has created a pack for families which contains ideas for how to mark t he day at home, along with learning material, recipes, quizzes, craft ideas and more : http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articles/ve-day-toolkit

BBC Radio Wiltshire's Great British Bunting - create some bunting and hang it in your window : htt ps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-britis h-bunting

Marlborough.News article about VE Day in Marlborough in 1945: ht tps://marlborough.news/news/ve-day-1945-in-marlborough-processions-street-p arties-lemonade-and-jam-sandwiches-bonfires-and-more/

BBC events on 8 May : https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestn ews/2020/75-anniversary-ve-day

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