On VE Day itself – Thursday 8 May – Sam Plum, the council’s Chief Executive, and Linda Jones, Armed Forces Lead Officer, attended a civic service of thanksgiving at St James’ Church in Barrow. As ...

The 80th anniversary of VE Day was marked with a church service and beacon lighting at Blenheim Palace last Thursday. The event on May 8 to mark eight decades since the end of World War Two in Europe ...