VJ Street Party

On Saturday 27 August 2005, a special street party was held in Aberystwyth as part of a weekend of events to mark the end of the Second World War. If you'd like to add a picture to our slideshow or if you'd like to share your wartime memories, please email us at wales.mid@bbc.co.uk.

WW2 stories from Mid Wales...

Aberystwyth's VJ Street Party 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  The street party was organised by members of the Beacon of Hope charity. Trestle tables were set up and laid out with wartime tea fare. In August 1945, VJ street parties where held in towns and villages across the UK as victory in Japan marked the end of the Second World War.

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Do you have memories from the Second World War? Were you on the frontline or the home front? Ifyou'd like to share your stories, please get in touch by emailing us at wales.mid@bbc.co.uk. We've already published a selection of stories from Mid Wales in our WW2 mini site.

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