Event Details
- Location: Ely Cathedral
- Address: The College, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL
- Start date: 08th May 2025
- End date: 08th May 2025
- Times: 11.30am & 2.00pm
- Entry fee: £5 (in addition to £14 admission) concessions available
Join us in a shared moment of celebration as we mark the end of the war in Europe and WWII as a whole on 8 May 1945.
Organised nationally by the Association of English Cathedrals and in partnership with Visit Ely. The day’s activities start with the Raising of the VE80 Flag at 9am in the Market Square, followed by a service at Ely War Memorial at 10.45am.
We then invite you to come together in the Cathedral at 12.45pm when the bugle will sound and for the reading of the National Tribute by the Mayor. We will be also celebrating national and local stories, both digitally and with specialist in-person tours.
Free admission and places on our special Military guided tours will apply to all veterans and current servicing personnel (subject to availability). Tours will last approximately 1 hour and will start at 11.30am and 2.00pm. For booking and full details please visit the cathedral website.
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