The 3 Parish Councils of Burstow, Horne and Outwood would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our VE Day 80 celebration event which made it such a success. The weather could have been kinder with a brisk wind blowing, but at least it was dry!
We send grateful thanks to our generous sponsors Nick Knox Plant Hire, Asprey Homes, Coinford and Mansell McTaggart Estate Agents, to all the local shops and businesses and members of the community who donated generously to the raffle and Tombola, to all the participants who came to support the event with their stalls, to the caterers who provided excellent food, to the volunteers whose help was invaluable on the day and to the people of our communities who came along to make the event so enjoyable.
We extend our thanks to the people who very kindly donated the precious memorabilia and objects of their family’s past from World War 2 to our wartime exhibition. It gave us a stark reminder of what they endured during that awful time in our history, but also of the bravery and sacrifice made on our behalf.
We send thanks to My Favourite Things, the Ukulele Band, the Church choir and the Songmen for their very enjoyable entertainment.
Altogether a very successful day and a tribute to the heroes of that time, bearing in mind the war in the Far East was still going on for at least another 3 months.
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The working parties of Burstow, Horne and Outwood Parish Councils
