Next Friday, May 8th, as the country does its
best amidst the lockdown to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE
Day, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Town Council
will be marking the occasion in style by staging its own Llangollen Stay at
Home Party/Parti Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen.
This is a specially made half-hour film to be streamed
live on Facebook with which people can join in without leaving their homes.
The group in charge of the party recently put out a call
for pictures of the wartime period and as a result received some great
historical gems, including this one from the collection at Llangollen Museum.
It shows a large group of schoolchildren celebrating some
event during the Second World War. It’s not thought to be VE Day as there’s a
Christmas tree in the background.
However, the museum has supplied an incomplete list of
names, which is:
First Row (L-R) , Norman Cook, , , Gwyn,
, , Francis; Second Row , , , , , , , , , Desmon, , Bronwin, Eira, , , ; Fourth
Row the boy with a white hat is George Evans, next to Nora Edwards on his right
side, behind her on the right side again, Flo; third row (R-L) Lena, , Nora, ,
, , , , Michael Davies. Dathliad mewn ysgol, ar ddiwedd y Rhyfel o bosib, Rhes
gyntaf (Chwith i'r Dde). Norman Cook, , , Gwyn, , , Francis; Second Row , , , ,
, , , , , Desmon, , Bronwin, Eira, , , ; Fourth Row the boy with a white hat is
George Evans, next to Nora Edwards on his right side, behind her on the right
side again, Flo; third row (R-L) Lena, , Nora, , , , , , Michael Davies.
If you know the reason for the picture
or can fill in some of the missing names, please contact llanblogger@gmail.com
Llangollen Town Council’s Stay at Home VE Day Party/Parti
Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen, is to be streamed live on the Llangollen &
District Noticeboard Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/220715008050894/ at
3pm on Friday, May 8th, and also a little later on the new Stay at
Home VE Day Party/Parti Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen page https://www.facebook.com/Parti-Aros-Gartref-Dydd-B-E-Llangollen-V-E-Day-Stay-at-Home-Party-103158784706199/?epa=SEARCH_BOX