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Bath care home invites community to honour VE Day
A Bath care home is opening its doors to the community to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
On Wednesday 7th May, from 2.30pm, Care UK’s Rush Hill Mews, on Clarks Way, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its very own celebration.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
At Rush Hill Mews, the team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative event. Guests will have the opportunity to take part in activities that include reminiscence and memorabilia, as well as hearing residents' personal stories around VE Day. Richard Meunier, from Bath Record Office will be attending to deliver a talk about the evacuation of children during the war, Air Raid Precautions, the Bath Blitz and the Admiralty’s presence in the city from 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm.
The D-Day Dollies will be performing wartime songs from 5:30 pm to kick off the evening celebrations, which will run until 7.30 pm.
93-year-old resident, Mary Guyett, said: “It is important for the community to come together to remember VE Day because of what it meant to us, it was lovely to see the end of the war and we didn’t want it to happen again.”
91-year-old, June Over, added: “It’s something so big that we should never forget. We must celebrate these men and women who gave their lives. My father worked in Weybridge on the spitfires and I remember going to school with a tin of biscuits and a gas mask.”
On Wednesday 7th May, from 2.30pm, Care UK’s Rush Hill Mews, on Clarks Way, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its very own celebration.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
At Rush Hill Mews, the team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative event. Guests will have the opportunity to take part in activities that include reminiscence and memorabilia, as well as hearing residents' personal stories around VE Day. Richard Meunier, from Bath Record Office will be attending to deliver a talk about the evacuation of children during the war, Air Raid Precautions, the Bath Blitz and the Admiralty’s presence in the city from 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm.
The D-Day Dollies will be performing wartime songs from 5:30 pm to kick off the evening celebrations, which will run until 7.30 pm.
93-year-old resident, Mary Guyett, said: “It is important for the community to come together to remember VE Day because of what it meant to us, it was lovely to see the end of the war and we didn’t want it to happen again.”
91-year-old, June Over, added: “It’s something so big that we should never forget. We must celebrate these men and women who gave their lives. My father worked in Weybridge on the spitfires and I remember going to school with a tin of biscuits and a gas mask.”
Wednesday 7 May
Clarks Way, Bath, Somerset BA2 2TR
Free, 2:30 pm
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