{"id":25651,"date":"2025-04-11T13:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/?p=25651"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:04:57","slug":"ve-day-80th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/community\/ve-day-80th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Events marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945.<\/p>\n<p>The 80th anniversary might be the last chance to thank surviving veterans, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.southglos.gov.uk\/south-gloucestershire-second-world-war-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hear their experiences<\/a> and reflect on those who were lost.<\/p>\n<p>VE Day falls on Thursday 8 May. However, communities and organisations are encouraged to use the bank holiday on Monday 5 May to come together and enjoy \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ve-vjday80.gov.uk\/gbff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Great British Food Festival<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>You can plan your own VE Day event in your community and at home. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/your-guide-to-organising-a-street-party\/your-guide-to-organising-a-street-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guidance on organising a street party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to see your photos, tag us on social media with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sgloscouncil\/\">@sgloscouncil<\/a> or use the hashtag #SouthGlos.<\/p>\n<p>The government has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/cenotaph-draped-in-union-flags-westminster-abbey-service-concert-and-flypast-among-plans-unveiled-to-mark-ve-day-80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 days of national events<\/a>. A number of ceremonies and commemorative events will be held locally in South Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out about <a href=\"https:\/\/ve-vjday80.gov.uk\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">events taking place<\/a> and use the interactive map to find what\u2019s on near you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945.<br \/>\nThe 80th anniversary might be the last chance to thank surviving veterans, hear their experiences and reflect on those who were lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[2593],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25651"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25669,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25651\/revisions\/25669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}