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 which took place 80 years ago this week.
Starting today (Monday, May 5, 2025) a number of events and street parties are planned across Sheffield to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe.
VE Day officially falls on Thursday (May 8, 2025) but people are being encouraged to commemorate the anniversary during today’s Bank Holiday.
1. Sheffield's VE Day celebrations
These pictures show just a few of the VE Day celebrations which took place 80 years ago this week. | Mix, see other pictures in series for details
2. Happy families
Proud looks on the faces of the adults as youngsters enjoy a VE Day street party in Brook Terrace, Grimesthorpe, Sheffield | Submitted
3. Grimesthorpe celebrations
More pictures of families celebrating on Brook Terrace, Grimesthorpe, Sheffield | Submitted
4. Hanging Hitler
Hitler 'hangs out' amid the festivities in the Thomas Firth and John Brown engineers' tool room, dominated by the female workforce, in May 1945 | JPIMedia Photo: Sheffield Newspapers