Crowds wave their flags as the VE Day parade passes in Standish, 2005.Crowds wave their flags as the VE Day parade passes in Standish, 2005.
Crowds wave their flags as the VE Day parade passes in Standish, 2005.

IN PICTURES: VE Day celebrations from years gone by

Did you celebrate VE Day this year? Here we look back at celebrations over the years in Wigan, including last year's garden parties commemorating 75th anniversary of the event.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 28th May 2021, 14:37 BST
Updated 28th May 2021, 14:38 BST

Pictures sourced from The Wigan Post and Observer archives.

Veterans during the Standish VE Day parade, 2005.

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Veterans during the Standish VE Day parade, 2005.

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VE Day party in Stuart Street, Scholes, 1945.

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VE Day party in Stuart Street, Scholes, 1945.

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St John's Church Pemberton VE Day celebrations on Bank Holiday Monday. May 25 2015

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St John's Church Pemberton VE Day celebrations on Bank Holiday Monday. May 25 2015

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Last year, 2020, neighbours Jan Doran, left, and Annette Brown organised a VE Day celebration in their front gardens on Heaton Street, Standish.

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Last year, 2020, neighbours Jan Doran, left, and Annette Brown organised a VE Day celebration in their front gardens on Heaton Street, Standish.

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