V.E DAY

Victory In Europe

8th May 1945

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dominating the news in the run up to V.E. Day.

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Barque Street Barrow Island V.E. Day celebrations DATED 1945
VE Day Sidney St Barrow DATED 1945
VE residents celebrating in Melbourne Street (May 1945)
VE residents celebrating in Duncan Street (May 1945)
VE Day 1945 in Duncan Street (May 1945)
 

VE Day 1945 in Sidney Street (May 1945)
VE celebrations in Duncan Street (May 1945)
The story behind the Duncan Street celebrations (May 1945)
Lindal Street VE day party (May 1945)
Residents of Tay Street celebrate VE day

Party held in Lindal Street, Barrow, for people from Lindal Street, Arnside Street and Silverdale Street.
The elderly couple were the Barrow mayor and mayoress at the time. Onlookers are Mrs Dixon and daughter Doris (Arnside Street), Mrs Lockley, Mr Devlin and Ilene Nicholson (Silverdale Street). Against the lamppost is Mrs McEnemy, Yvonne Probert and her brother, Silvia Hough, Holda Bibby and Brenda Reade and Margaret Lippett. On the front are Maureen and Sheila Cunningham, Margaret Robinson and Linda Holmes. (June 2005)

Evening Mail Front Page Friday 4th May 1945
Evening Mail Front Page Saturday 5th May 1945
Evening Mail Front Page Monday 7th May 1945
Evening Mail Front Page Tuesday 8th May 1945
A bomb site, location unknown May 1945
 

A Bomb Story
German U Boat arriving at Barrow in May 1945
Youngsters celebrate VE day in Glasgow Street
News Story for VE Day 1945 part 1 of 2
News Story for VE Day 1945 part 2 of 2
 

Youngsters celebrate VE day in Leece
Leece Village Hall celebrations
Residents of Parry Street celebrate VE day
Residents of Raglan Court celebrate VE day
Residents of Sydney Street celebrate VE day
 

Biggar Bank VE-Day Part May 19th 1945
Back Row Bill Turner, Josie Fisher, Martin Taylor, Fernley Davis? Mrs Miller, Helen Johnson, Mrs Johnson, Crozier?
3rd row John Fisher, ? Broadbent, Victor Bell, ? Hunt, Monica Gorst, ?
2nd row ?, ? Caine, Ann Milligan, Steve Pick, Billy Moore, ? Caine
1st row. Ann Mills, Pat Morton, ?Caine, ? Caine, Joan Pick, Ann Moore, ? , ? Caine

Just checked out my father's diary for that time

May 7th 2006. . Talks about Mr Churchill announcing VE Day and everybody to get a holiday. With the buses not running it made difficult to get about but my parents took us on the tandem to town. Dalton road was fairly festive but with lack of transport things were quiet. There were one or two drunks around.

May 13th I had my 6th birthday party with a small party at my house. Billy and Ann Moore, Ann Mills, Doreen Shepherd came. (I wonder where they are now?)

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