VE Day Commemorations in Wingham - May 2025

22 April 2025

To commemorate VE Day 80 there will be a short ceremony at the flagpole in the village at 9am on Thursday 8 May to coincide with the National Proclamation and celebrate 80 years since peace was declared in Europe. Wreaths will be laid and all are warmly welcome to attend.

On Thursday 27 May at 11am, there will be a short service in the Burial Ground at the grave of Cecil Belsey, a village boy, to mark the 85th anniversary of his death during the Dunkirk evacutation. Anyone who wishes to attend this occasion is invited to do so.

The Wingham Village Hall Committee will be holding their Indoor Street Party at the village hall on Monday 5 May 2-6pm. For more information, please visit their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/winghamvillagehall