The T&A commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a souvenir pull-out edition packed with colourful stories of how the district – and the nation - marked the end of the war.
Our supplement, to be published on Thursday, May 7, includes Yorkshire Film Archive images of VE Day celebrations - street parties, bands playing, soldiers greeted by cheering crowds and dancing in town squares - captured on cine film by ordinary people.
We present local people’s vivid childhood memories of the end of the war, and how pubs played a vital role in wartime life.
A mother’s moving letters to her soldier son describe Bradford’s VE Day celebrations, with flags flying from every house and the city centre lit up with spectacular illuminations.
Veterans recall where they were when the war ended, and how they celebrated, from troops on the frontline to code-crackers working undercover.
We look at how the Royals united the country right to the end of its darkest days and we pay tribute to forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, who kept the nation’s spirits up with song.
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