VE Day 2020 in Barking and Dagenham

Today marks VE Day, which is a time for celebration and reflection. Celebration of the 75 years of freedom we have enjoyed since the end of WWII, and reflection on the enormous sacrifices that were made for that freedom. During this challenging time, it is important to remember those sacrifices, and that when the hardship ended, there would be freedom and happiness. They Mayor and Leader of have been laying wreaths across Barking and Dagenham to mark the occasion, and we have compiled some photos from our archives of the VE celebrations in Barking and Dagenham in 1945 – please enjoy.