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A look at the beacon which was lit at Bosworth Battlefield on Thursday 8 May to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The anniversary, commemorates 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. The beacon lighting was hosted by Leicestershire County Council in conjunction with the Sheepy Beacon Society. It took place at 9.30pm and was part of a series of similar events taking place across the length and breadth of the UK. We start the film with the light fading and standards from a much earlier historic battle on this site (The Battle Of Bosworth Field) flying high across the Battlefield the beacon filled with material ready to be lit stands surrounded by a perimeter featuring union flag bunting. As the sun sets we are asked to remember all who served and the beacon is lit, an emotional moment on a former battlefield. we see the gathered crowd lit by the burning beacon as it burns brightly joining many others across the country in remembrance and coming together to give ...

On the 8th May 1945 Victory was declared in Europe and fighting ceased the day was known as VE Day. In Leicester crowds gathered around the clock tower and formed a Conga Line the moment was captured in a well known image. The Syston Knitting Banksy (SKB) known for her topical postbox toppers in Syston has 80 years later recreated the scene in wool with all details intact. In my film we take a look at the piece on #veday #VEDay80 

In the village of Newbold Verdon a postbox topper featuring a family having a picnic on VE Day has been created to mark the 80th Anniversary of the historic day victory was declared in Europe and the war was officially over. The family are seen enjoying all types of knitted delights from cakes to sandwiches and rolls, the two children hold union flags and two larger flags frame the scene at the back behind the parents dressed in 1940's attire.