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New Eastwood

VE/VJ Remembrance/Celebration

Event type: Monthly Meeting
Date: 21st October 2025
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: Eastwood Baptist Church

Doors open at 1.15pm

 One VE/VJ remembrance/celebration with entertainment and refreshments. Fancy dress optional. With Howard Slater.

THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A SHOW ITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S RICH MUSICAL HERITAGE WITH PRIDE AND JOY AND THE CHANCE TO BE PART OF THIS LIVELY AND MOVING EVENT AS WE COME TOGETHER TO HONOUR SUCH AN HISTORIC OCCASION.  AN UNFORGETTABLE AFTERNOON OF PATRIOTIC MUSIC WILL TAKE THE AUDIENCE ON A TRIP THROUGH TIME, FEATURING OVER 20 BELOVED SONGS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE BEST OF BRITISH ENTERTAINMENT.  FROM THE SWINGING 1940S AND THE ROCKING 50S AND 60S TO TIMELESS SHOW TUNES, ENJOY AN OLD-FASHIONED KNEES-UP ITH A PEARLY KING AND QUEEN SING ALONG TO A ROUSING SELECTION AND JOIN IN A SPIRITED CELEBRATION WITH A FLAG-WAVING FINALE.  THE PERFORMANCE CULMINATES IN A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES, WITH SONGS THAT INSPIRED A NATION DURING THE WAR.