Streets in Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley have been festooned with bunting and balloons as people do their best to recreate the spirit of revelry and remembrance from May 8, 1945, while sticking to the coronavirus lockdown rules.
The nation is being asked to raise a glass at 3pm today, when Winston Churchill’s speech will be broadcast on the BBC, and toast those whose sacrifices gave us our freedom.
At 9pm, everyone is invited to sing along to Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime anthem We’ll Meet Again which will be performed by the British Legion and shown by the BBC.
We’ll be sharing your photos of the commemorations here throughout the day.
9. Balloons galore
David Hector shared this photo of Sandstone Close in Wincobank ready to mark VE Day | User (UGC) Photo: David Hector
10. Rotherham Town Hall
Rotherham Town Hall was lit up with this moving image for VE Day (pic: Full Circle Event Production) | User (UGC) Photo: Full Circle Event Production
11. Tribute to Second World War heroes
Rotherham Town Hall was bathed in colour in tribute to the heroes of the Second World War (pic: Full Circle Event Production) | User (UGC) Photo: Full Circle Event Production
12. Honeysuckle Road, Sheffield
Louise Butler's daughter, eight-year-old Isla Turner, whose father served in the Army, poses in front of her fantastic chalk drawings on Honeysuckle Road in Sheffield | User (UGC) Photo: Louise Butler