Here’s some pictures showing how people in our city marked VE Day along with some background on each.
In Woodhouse, 88-year-old Madge Wolstenholme raised a glass from her driveway. Madge was evacuated to Budby, near Worksop, from her family flat on Button Lane just behind Atkinsons on the Moor that was destroyed during the December 12 1940 Blitz.
Meanwhile, to commemorate the 'stay at home VE day celebrations', residents of Armthorpe Road, Bramwith Road and Carr Bank Lane created a Museum of the Street. Medals, photographs and other items related to WWII were displayed on garden walls to tell a very personal story of the conflict.
Shaun Kendall, the standard-bearer for the Royal Engineers Association, was at the Kiveton Park war memorial at 11.00am on Friday for a minute’s silence. As he walked away from the memorial he saw an elderly lady – Milly – knocking on her bedroom window to get his attention.
Residents told Shaun Milly’s late husband was a Pathfinder who was lost over Germany. Shaun then raised his standard again and stood with it at his side while he saluted.
1. Clara the Cleaner
Clara the Cleaner on High Street, Killamarsh. Photo: Danielle Andrews
2. Socially distanced street party on June Road, Woodhouse
Residents of June Road in Woodhouse celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of VE Day with a drink and a cheer while maintaining a two-metre distance between households. Photo: Peter Wolstenholme
3. 88-year-old Madge raises a glass to the WWII heroes
Madge was evacuated to Budby, near Worksop, from her family flat on Button Lane just behind Atkinsons Store on the Moor that was destroyed during the December 12th 1940 Blitz. Photo: Peter Wolstenholme
4. Museum of the Street
To commemorate the 'stay at home VE day celebrations', residents of Armthorpe Road, Bramwith Road and Carr Bank Lane created a Museum of the Street. Residents placed medals, photographs and other items related to WWII on their garden walls to tell a very personal story of the conflict. Photo: Roger Doonan