VE Day: the 80th anniversary

Memories of the 2025 village hall coffee morning, with wartime baking and a two-minute silence.

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Stanton Parish History Recording Project

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A coffee morning was held in Stanton Village Hall to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of V E Day

There was a good attendance of 37 local people including several who had been invited from Shawbury. There were lots of cakes cooked to war-time recipes and enjoyed by everyone. A two minute silence was observed at 11am. A short slide show was also running, showing the celebrations in London on VE Day.

Those attending included - Rosamund Anwyl, Sue & Robert Bentley, John Challoner, Tony Collins, Cathy Coombes, Gill Cotton, Mr & Mrs Peter Coxill, Valerie & Terry Crowe, Betty Ditty, Sarah Eley, Barbara Fisher, Pauline France, Jon Galloway, Barney Griffiths, Brenda & Jim Grundy, Josephine Humphreys, Steve Joseph, Mary Leighton, Karen Lloyd, Mechelle Moore, Beverely & Ashley Orme, Brian Payne, Ralph Prince, Fiona Pryce, Lyn & Keith Renton, Natalie Rushton, Theresa & John Roberts, Fran & Kirk Sheriff, Vanessa Shuker.

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Contributions from Lyn Renton, Jo Humphreys, Vanessa Shuker & Tony Collins