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Flag Raising & Service

9am – Flag Raising on The Moor

The day will begin with the Nation coming together at 9am and raising the unique VE Day 80 flag, uniting the country in remembering the sacrifices made by so many, many millions throughout WWII – lest we forget.

Businesses and residents can also purchase a smaller version of the official VE Day 80 flag to display in windows if desired. Please find further details here. Any orders must be made by Friday 11th April.

11am – Service in Kimberley Park

FALMOUTH, ENGLAND - JUNE 06: Ex-service and current military personnel and dignitaries gather for a D-Day service held in Kimberley Park during commemorations for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day on June 06, 2024 in Falmouth, England. Falmouth played a pivotal part in the D-Day landings which took place 80 years ago today on the beaches of northern France. From 1943 through to June 1944, there were 24 military bases in Cornwall housing tens of thousands of American troops who left for Normandy from Trebah Gardens, near Falmouth.

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A VE Day 80 Commemoration Service will take place on Thursday 8th May at the Memorial Garden in Kimberley Park. Please arrive at the Memorial Garden at 10.45am.

The service will be conducted by Father Bakulumpagi, Royal Navy Chaplain, RNAS Culdrose.

Please note that only four wreaths will be laid at the service, one by the Town Mayor, one on behalf of the Military and one by A&P Falmouth on behalf of the civilian population of Falmouth and one for the Veterans.