Choral Evensong to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day †

for 1 hour
Canterbury Cathedral
The Precincts Canterbury, CT1 2EH, United Kingdom

Victory in Europe Day (Thursday 8 May)

This service will feature the lighting of the VE Day 80 Lamp Light of Peace, and the singing of “I vow to thee my country”, which is to be sung across the nation on this day, to mark this very special commemoration.

Followed by the Ringing Out in Celebration of Peace at 18:30. As church bells ring out across the nation to mark VE Day, the Cathedral bells will join in the peal.

† Live streamed on our YouTube Channel.

See more events for our VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations at the Cathedral.

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Choral Evensong to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day †

for 1 hour
Canterbury Cathedral
The Precincts Canterbury, CT1 2EH, United Kingdom

Victory in Europe Day (Thursday 8 May)

This service will feature the lighting of the VE Day 80 Lamp Light of Peace, and the singing of “I vow to thee my country”, which is to be sung across the nation on this day, to mark this very special commemoration.

Followed by the Ringing Out in Celebration of Peace at 18:30. As church bells ring out across the nation to mark VE Day, the Cathedral bells will join in the peal.

† Live streamed on our YouTube Channel.

See more events for our VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations at the Cathedral.

More info

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Every day hundreds of children enter the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral and become part of our community. Some of the children are permanent members of the Foundation of Canterbury Cathedral and others may just visit once in their childhood, but to every child, we have a duty of care and responsibility which is an extremely serious trust.

There is, in our society, a great concern that children are cared for in the best possible way and the Church takes this responsibility as one of its most important concerns. We have a Management group, guidelines and policies in place to ensure we follow very closely the principles of the House of Bishops’ Child Protection Policy Document for the whole Church of England.

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