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VE Day Celebrations

  • May 8th 2025
  • Category: Retirement Life
VE Day Anniversary

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day). Today, on 8th May our teams across the country pulled out all the stops to create the most fabulous celebration events. There was music, there was dancing, and laughter aplenty. What a wonderful way to commemorate the anniversary. See some of the celebrations in the photos below.

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VE Day Anniversary

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day). Today, on 8th May our teams across the country pulled out all the stops to create the most fabulous celebration events. There was music, there was dancing, and laughter aplenty. What a wonderful way to commemorate the anniversary. See some of the celebrations in the photos below.

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VE Day celebrations across the villages

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A choir of elderly people sits in a room, holding sheet music, while a woman in a blue dress stands in front, conducting them. A set of handbells is arranged on a table with sheet music. Several people are seated facing a screen displaying a "VE Day" logo in a brightly lit room. A group of elderly people sit in a semicircle, holding songbooks, as a woman stands in front of them conducting in a well-lit room. Several people serve themselves scones and cake from a buffet table at an indoor social event. Plates of baked goods are arranged in the foreground. A group of elderly people sit in rows of chairs in a well-lit room, watching a presentation. A VE Day banner is displayed on the back wall. A group of older adults sit together indoors, engaged in conversation and looking at papers, with large windows in the background. Stacks of plates with Union Jack napkins, a basket of cutlery, and serving tongs are arranged on a table with a red and white tablecloth. Three trays of rectangular cakes and one tray of layered cakes topped with circular edible VE Day decorations are displayed on a table with a red and white tablecloth. A group of elderly people sit together in a brightly lit room, smiling and chatting; some hold drinks, and one uses a tablet. Elderly man and woman serve themselves pastries and desserts from a buffet table in a well-decorated room, with staff and more food visible in the background. VE Day celebrations at Audley Willicombe Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Willicombe Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Willicombe Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Willicombe Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Sunningdale Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Sunningdale Park VE Day celebrations at Audley Sunningdale Park VE Day celebrations at Audley St Elphin's Park
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