VE Day 80
VE Day Local Events - Thursday 8 May 2025
Event: Flag Raising
Location: Basildon Centre, St Martin's Square
Date: 8 May
Time: 9am
Event: Beacon Light Ceremony
Location: Gloucester Park
Date: 8 May
Time: 9pm - 9.30pm
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Sun Corner
Date: 8 May
Time: 8.30pm - 9.30pm
Event: VE Day Commemoration
Location: South Green Memorial Hall, Southend Rd, Billericay CM11 2PR
Date: Monday 5 May
Time: 10:30am to 2:30pm
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Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Westlake Park
Date: 8 May
Time: 7pm
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Pound Lane
Date: 8 May
Time: 8.30pm - 10pm
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Wat Tyler Country Park
Date: 8 May
Time: 8pm - 9.30pm
Event: Basildon Borough Heritage Society Display of historical artifacts in memory of World War Two
Location: The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park
Dates: 3 May to 10 May
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Wash Road
Date: 8 May
Time: 7.30pm - 10pm
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Swanmead
Date: 8 May
Time: 8.45pm - 9.30pm
Event: Beacon Lighting Ceremony
Location: Wickford Memorial Park
Date: 8 May
Time: 8pm - 10pm
Event: VE Day Act of Remembrance
Location: St Catherines Church, 120 Southend Road, Wickford, SS11 8EB
Date: 8 May
Time: 12 noon
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Event: VE Day 80 afternoon tea
Location: The Wick Community Centre
Date: Friday 9 May
Time: 1pm - 4pm
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Event: Military procession and Fypast
Location: Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
Date: 5 May
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Event: The Tower Remembers
Location: Tower of London
Date: 6 May to 11 November
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Event: Victory in Europe Day Anniversary Concert
Location: Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster
Date: 7 May
Time: 7:30pm to 9pm
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Event: Westminster Abbey: service to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day
Location: Live on the BBC
Date: 8 May
Time: 12 noon