VE Day – 80th Anniversary Commemorations
Join us to mark this significant anniversary.
Scheduled: 8 May 2025 - 19:00 to 21:45
The Town Council and Stratford Town Trust are joining together to host a special event to commemorate this historic occasion.
2025 is also the thirty-year anniversary of the Peace Memorial Bandstand, constructed and installed by the Royal Engineers and opened in 1995 to mark 50 years of Victory in Europe Day. In honour of this anniversary, Stratford Town Trust have carried out a complete refurbishment of the Bandstand.
6:30pm Bells will ring at Holy Trinity Church
7:20pm Official opening of the Bandstand
Followed by a performance from the City of Coventry Brass Band
Procession to the Garden of Remembrance
9pm A short service of commemoration
Approximately 9:30pm the lighting of the beacon
Event Price
Free
Event Location
The Bandstand,
Recreation Ground,
Swans Nest Lane,
Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7LS
The Garden of Remembrance,
College Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BN