23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
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In the year of its 80th anniversary, Lucy Noakes explores VE Day through the eyes of ordinary people. Capturing the celebrations and anxieties of Britain’s wartime home front, Noakes focuses on local communities, including Broad Chalke, where street parties, bonfires, and celebrations were tempered by the fear and uncertainty many still faced. Through these intimate accounts, Noakes reveals the transformative moment when national triumph met personal loss, helping to shape the birth of the welfare state and a new era of collective hope.
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