VE Day 80 - Perth
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To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, a series of events is planned across Perth and Kinross.
On the morning of 8 May, the VE Day 80 flag will be raised, and wreaths will be placed at the Veterans' Memorial on St John Street, Perth at 9am and at the 51st Highland Division Memorial, North Inch, Perth at 9.30am.
At 9pm that night, a series of VE Day 80 beacons will be lit at seven locations across Perth and Kinross to commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe. The beacon locations are:
Balhousie Castle, Perth
Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie
Primrose Park, Auchterarder
MacRosty Park, Crieff
14 High Street, Kinross
Atholl Road, Pitlochry
Taybridge Drive, Aberfeldy
On Sunday 11 May, there will be a commemorative church service in St John's Kirk, St John's Place, Perth at 11am.
From 10am to 3pm, there will be a display of military vehicles, live music from pipe and brass bands, and other street entertainment, on the streets outside the kirk.
On the morning of 8 May, the VE Day 80 flag will be raised, and wreaths will be placed at the Veterans' Memorial on St John Street, Perth at 9am and at the 51st Highland Division Memorial, North Inch, Perth at 9.30am.
At 9pm that night, a series of VE Day 80 beacons will be lit at seven locations across Perth and Kinross to commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe. The beacon locations are:
Balhousie Castle, Perth
Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie
Primrose Park, Auchterarder
MacRosty Park, Crieff
14 High Street, Kinross
Atholl Road, Pitlochry
Taybridge Drive, Aberfeldy
On Sunday 11 May, there will be a commemorative church service in St John's Kirk, St John's Place, Perth at 11am.
From 10am to 3pm, there will be a display of military vehicles, live music from pipe and brass bands, and other street entertainment, on the streets outside the kirk.
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