Bunting and flags were unfurled, trestle tables dragged out into the street, precious rations were raided to create slap-up spreads and effigies of the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler appeared on top of a lot of bonfires. These pictures show just a few of the VE Day celebrations that took place 75 years ago.
17. Hillsborough revellers
Julie Wilson sent in this photo of a party that she said was held on or near to Wood Street, Hillsborough. She said: "My father is the boy at the front, aged nine years - he is now 84. He is called Herbert Salvin." Photo: Submitted
18. Packed Fargate
Crowds in Fargate, Sheffield city centre celebrate victory in Europe, May 1945 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers