JOIN IN VE DAY THEMED EVENTS WITH LOVE MIDDLESBROUGH
SEVEN hours of VE Day themed activities are scheduled to take place on Love Middlesbrough's social media pages this Friday (May 8).
This Bank Holiday Friday will see Britain commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
To mark the occasion the Love Middlesbrough team have put together a jam packed day of activities - all in video form so everyone can join in the fun while staying safe at home.
Aside from the online activities, Middlesbrough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Council have joined forces to encourage residents to turn streets into outdoor art galleries by decorating their windows with VE Day themed displays.
VE Day Stay at Home Virtual House Party timings:
SEVEN hours of VE Day themed activities are scheduled to take place on Love Middlesbrough's social media pages this Friday (May 8).
This Bank Holiday Friday will see Britain commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
To mark the occasion the Love Middlesbrough team have put together a jam packed day of activities - all in video form so everyone can join in the fun while staying safe at home.
Aside from the online activities, Middlesbrough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Council have joined forces to encourage residents to turn streets into outdoor art galleries by decorating their windows with VE Day themed displays.
VE Day Stay at Home Virtual House Party timings:
- 10am - Stories of WW2 (part of Local History Month)
- 11am - 2 minute silence
- After 11am - Into the Archives with Middlesbrough Libraries & Teesside Archives
- 12pm - A cuppa with Victoria: memories of old #Boro and a 1940s singalong
- 1pm & 3pm - Keep calm & cook along Orange Pip Market
- 2pm - Make victory hair rolls with Gallagher's hairdressers
- 2pm - 6pm 1940s songs & memories with BBC Radio Tees
- 3pm - Nation's toast for WW2 heroes
- 4pm - Dance time with Urban Kaos
- 5pm - Video message from Middlesbrough Council