Formby remembers end of
World War 2
Photographs by
Patrick Trollope.
A small service of remembrance took place on Sunday, 10 May 2015, at Our Lady of Compassion Church, Formby, Merseyside, marking the 70th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe). The event was not as heavily advertised as many of the others have been in the past, but turn out was extremely good and if more people had attended, it would not have been easy to accommodate them, as the larger Church that the Formby Royal British Legion uses is currently undergoing major renovations. The date was picked as it was the closest Sunday to Friday, 8 May, when 70 years before, on that very same day in 1945, a public holiday was held to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. That was first known as V Day, but generally, over time became it became known as VE Day. After the service those attending went to a reception at Formby Sports and Social Club, Whitehouse Lane, formerly the Royal British Legion Club. At the reception, guests were given food and drink, as the Marshside Brass Band entertained them. We should never as a nation forget the bravery of World War 2 veterans nor those lost during that war, on all sides, in order they we may never repeat the mistakes made again. If you have any memories of the 1st VE Day, please let us know. We would love to hear them and capture them for historical record. Our email is news24@southportreporter.com.
