VE Day

Year 6 pupils at Hill View Primary School, part of the Reach South Academy Trust, have stepped back in time this term to wartime Britain during a visit to the Royal Signals Museum.

Royal Signals Museum

Bournemouth primary school pupils become Second World War codebreakers

Residents celebrating VE Day

Residents celebrating VE Day

Ferndown care home honours veterans with nostalgic VE Day street party

Pip Gardner and Bob Foote's Medal Groups on display in the WW2 War Stories Hall

Pip Gardner and Bob Foote's Medal Groups on display in the WW2 War Stories Hall

Second World War

Two Second World War Victoria Cross medals to be displayed together for VE Day

Lance Collier outside his newsagents Colliers Corner in Bournemouth in the late 1970s.

Lance Collier outside his newsagents Colliers Corner in Bournemouth in the late 1970s.

Family fund honouring Bournemouth newsagent and teacher hits ten years of giving

WWII aircraft models steal the show at Cashmoor commemorative fly-in

WWII aircraft models steal the show at Cashmoor commemorative fly-in

Club hosts Warbird Fly-In event to celebrate VE Day

Parley Place marks VE Day 80 with 1940s-themed street party and tributes

Parley Place marks VE Day 80 with 1940s-themed street party and tributes

Care home celebrates VE Day anniversary with street party

British Legion praises Specsavers for supporting veterans and families

British Legion praises Specsavers for supporting veterans and families

Specsavers store celebrates 80th anniversary of VE Day

L-R: Mayor Terry Cordery, Nadia Greenmaidan, general manager, Heathland House, Mary Stepin, deputy manager, Heathland House

L-R: Mayor Terry Cordery, Nadia Greenmaidan, general manager, Heathland House, Mary Stepin, deputy manager, Heathland House

Care home residents celebrate 80th anniversary of VE Day

Tom Hayes MP at HENRA

Tom Hayes MP at HENRA

Bournemouth MP joins VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations

Buskerteers Choir to sing ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ for veterans’ cause

Buskerteers Choir to sing ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ for veterans’ cause

Buskerteers Choir to perform wartime classic for veterans

Sadie, who lives at Wickmeads care home, shares her VE Day memories

Sadie, who lives at Wickmeads care home, shares her VE Day memories

Bournemouth care home residents share VE Day memories

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the RAF will do a flypast over London, including the Red Arrows.

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the RAF will do a flypast over London, including the Red Arrows.

All you need to know about the special RAF flypast to mark VE Day 80

Wimborne museum tribute highlights town’s role in Second World War

Wimborne museum tribute highlights town’s role in Second World War

VE Day 80th anniversary

Museum unveils pop-up exhibition in honour of VE Day

Dorset to mark VE Day 80 with beacon-lighting ceremony at Durlston Castle

Dorset to mark VE Day 80 with beacon-lighting ceremony at Durlston Castle

Dorset to mark VE Day anniversary with beacon lighting

Councils across Dorset plan tributes for VE Day’s 80th year

Councils across Dorset plan tributes for VE Day’s 80th year

All you need to know about VE Day street parties in Dorset

VE Day celebrations will last for four days in May 2025 but does the celebration take place on a bank holiday?

VE Day celebrations will last for four days in May 2025 but does the celebration take place on a bank holiday?

VE Day 80th anniversary

Is VE Day a bank holiday as the UK celebrates its 80th anniversary?