VE Day 80th Anniversary commemorations are being held across the town today including an Afternoon Tea Party organised by the Barton upon Humber Town Council. St Mary’s Church Bellringers will be ringing for the 80th Anniversary of VE Day at 5pm today. The bells ringing out from the Churches and Cathedrals across the UK symbolise the harmony and reconciliation that have been the foundation of our peace for the last eight decades. The Beacon will be lit at 21:30, organised by the The Viking Way Cafe Bar – est 866 Join them at the viewing area from 19:00 for live music performances by the local Ancholme River Jazz Band.
The Barton upon Humber Beacon is just one of over one thousand Beacons lighting the night sky next Thursday, with the flames representing the ‘light of peace’ that emerged from the dreadful darkness of war. This isn’t just about remembering the past – it’s about celebrating and enduring the spirit of peace that we all share today, and the friendships that have grown stronger over the last eighty years.
