80th Anniversary of VE Day – Lighting the Beacon
Great Aycliffe Town Council will be marking 80th Anniversary of VE Day, by lighting the beacon on the Oak Leaf Sports Complex Field. This is part of a national event ‘A Shared Moment of Celebration’, which will remember the end of the war in Europe on 8th May 1945.
The event will start at 9.20 pm and the beacon will be lit at 9.30pm in line with the rest of country. The Mayor of Great Aycliffe Town Council will be joined by Veterans, Members of the Armed Forces, Piper and Bugler.
Everyone is invited to mark this historic occasion with us.
