VE Day parade 2025

[Gabriel]

Is there a reason it’s being commemorated today in the UK and not Thursday?

 

[Scottyboi]

Make the best of it,all this will be gone soon,I’m surprised they’ve been allowed to put up the Union Jack

I asked for a full English today and was called a bigot, can't even ask for breakfast in my own country.

 

[Bettys Bell]

Proud of our armed forces . As already said no one does it better than us . And I’m humbled by the veterans stories.

 

[jimharri]

Is there a reason it’s being commemorated today in the UK and not Thursday?

Bank Holiday, possibly. Gives more people the chance to get to local commemorative events, who would otherwise be working?

 

[Scottyboi]

The antique roadshow VE day special was worth a watch last night too, I find it mind blowing how Europe recovered from 2 world wars and the horrors of it.

 

[crooky]

'balcony moment'

I'm here for the airshow and to pay respects to the WW2 veterans... Not these lot.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

The Lancaster Bomber absolute Class

 

[jimharri]

'balcony moment'

I'm here for the airshow and to pay respects to the WW2 veterans... Not these lot.

No Andrew or Harry?

 

[Gaz76]

Bank Holiday, possibly. Gives more people the chance to get to local commemorative events, who would otherwise be working?

Just back from town and there's been nothing on in Manchester for it that I seen

 

[bluethrunthru]

Is there a reason it’s being commemorated today in the UK and not Thursday?

I would assume its because its a Bank Holiday so it allows as many people as possible to take part.

There are some events planned throughout the week and for Thursday there's a 2 minute silence at noon and a speech from HM the King

 

[JRockBlues]

Shouldn't we be putting up Old Glory insted of the Union Jack's? The movies seem to indicate that America won the war all by themselves after all.

 

[manclad]

The Lancaster Bomber absolute Class

Proudly built at the Avro factory in Chadderton. ( And Woodford as well I believe).
Hence why the Avro social club at the bottom of Broadway is called The Lancaster Club.

 

[Eccles Blue]

We owe a lot to these veterans and the sacrifices they had to make. The whole parade and fly past made me so proud to be British and part of the Commonwealth.

All I remember of the war is being taken to the air raid shelters on the croft behind our houses.
Thank you to those who served and who still serve.
:-) :-)

 

[mexico1970]

The antique roadshow VE day special was worth a watch last night too, I find it mind blowing how Europe recovered from 2 world wars and the horrors of it.

The job creation must have been incredible.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

My other pet(ty) hate is those that fly the flag in their front gardens and fly it upside down:)

Perhaps they’re Australians…

 

[pride in battle]

How amazing was Ruth, the 101 veteran, incredible story.

 

[Really_here]

Proudly built at the Avro factory in Chadderton. ( And Woodford as well I believe).
Hence why the Avro social club at the bottom of Broadway is called The Lancaster Club.

My dad was a toolmaker at AVRO's during the war (I still have his 'listed occupation' card) and may well have been working when this was made.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Shouldn't we be putting up Old Glory insted of the Union Jack's? The movies seem to indicate that America won the war all by themselves after all.

The Russians probably did as much or more than the rest of the allies put together but they don't seem to have been invited!

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Proudly built at the Avro factory in Chadderton. ( And Woodford as well I believe).
Hence why the Avro social club at the bottom of Broadway is called The Lancaster Club.

Turned it into flats now mate built a load of houses around it

 

[bluetonium]

Regardless of who you are and what your priorities are, I do hope that everyone in the land can take a moment to remember those who worked, fought and died for us to even have the chance to be ourselves today.

The Lancaster went straight over my head a few years back and it was one of the most brilliant moments I've ever experienced. You don't have to be a royalist, a nationalist or an anything hopefully to respect the event, and it's vitally important that current and future generations hear, see and feel the message and lessons from our past. Even more so every year, with less and less with us to actually tell us how it was, and more and more distractions to help us forget what true sacrifice and evil looks like.

I had a grandfather in the navy and another in charge of a factory. We found out a few years back that my wife's grandfather was also in the navy, and took an extended leave of absence for the birth of his first child, my mother in-law. His ship was The Hood, and he missed that fatal last journey.