We are very excited to share the programme of events for our VE Day celebration taking place on Thursday 8th May 6.30pm at St Mary and All Saints Church.
Everyone is welcome!
Let’s come together in a spirit of community to reflect and honour the past and celebrate this milestone with music, readings, tributes and more!
Date: Thursday 8th May 2025
Time: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Location: St Mary and All Saints Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster
What’s happening:
- Bell ringing by St Mary’s Society of Changeringers and Friends
- School Choir performance by St Catherine’s CE Primary School Choir
- Wartime tunes from The Jukebox Jems
- Bagpipes by Craig Swarbrick – The Celtic Piper
- Readings by the Venerable Hayward Osborne and the WFDC Armed Forces Champion, Councillor Kevin Gale
- Parade and line up featuring veterans associations, ex-service groups, cadets and local youth organisations
- Town Crier proclamation from Stephen Day
- Tribute reading and beacon lighting by the Mayor of Kidderminster, Councillor George Connolly
- Bugle by Heidi Worth