‘It’s so important to remember’: Manchester celebrates VE Day

Residents at street parties highlight importance of commemorating those who died in second world warIt’s lunchtime in Manchester, and neighbours spanning three generations in Chorlton are celebrating VE Day with music, union jack hats and England’s favourite delicacy: the sausage roll.It is one of 20 street parties happening across the city on bank holiday Monday to mark the day when the allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Continue reading...

May 5, 2025 - 22:03
 0
‘It’s so important to remember’: Manchester celebrates VE Day

Residents at street parties highlight importance of commemorating those who died in second world war

It’s lunchtime in Manchester, and neighbours spanning three generations in Chorlton are celebrating VE Day with music, union jack hats and England’s favourite delicacy: the sausage roll.

It is one of 20 street parties happening across the city on bank holiday Monday to mark the day when the allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Continue reading...