VE Day celebrations in Pembroke Dock

Tindle News

80th anniversary VE Day celebrations have been taking place in Pembroke Dock today. This morning, newly installed Mayor Michele Wiggins and Deputy mayor Tony Wilcox raised of the VE Day 80 flag on The Pater Hall, then it was back to the Town Council office for coffee and cake. The Lighting of the Beacon cermony will take place tonight in the Memorial Park at 9.30 pm; where the Vision Arts Choir will be singing wartime songs prior to this, starting at 9 pm.

Transcript

00:00VE Day is the approximation.

00:03Oh yay, oh yay, oh yay.

00:0680 years ago today, the United Kingdom and its allies from around the globe celebrated VE Day, the end of the war in Europe.

00:15Today, as we come together to commemorate what came to be known as VE Day,

00:20our thoughts termed thanksgiving and remembrance of those millions that gave so much to achieve the freedom we all enjoy today.

00:28We remember those we lost, those who were wounded or scarred, those whose lives were forever changed by the war.

00:36Nobody was immune from the impact of that terrible conflict.

00:40Let us pause to remember their sacrifice.

00:43We reflect too upon the words of our late and glorious Queen Elizabeth,

00:47Never give up, never disser.

00:49And so we offer thanksgiving for the selflessness of those who have raised so much in all the future generations,

00:57who should enjoy the blessing of freedom, democracy and peace.

01:02God save you.

01:03God save you.

01:05God save you.

01:06God save you.

01:07God save you.

01:08God save you.

01:09God save you.

01:10God save you.

01:11God save you.

01:12God save you.

01:13God save you.

01:14God save you.

01:15God save you.

01:16God save you.

01:17God save you.

01:18God save you.

01:19God save you.

01:20God save you.

01:21God save you.

01:22God save you.

01:23God save you.

01:24God save you.

01:25God save you.

01:26God save you.

01:27God save you.

01:28God save you.

01:29God save you.

01:30God save you.

01:31God save you.

01:32God save you.

01:33God save you.

Category

Transcript

Recommended