Monday 17 March 2014

Portsmouth D-Day 70 preparations

Events in Portsmouth marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy (June 6, 1944) include:

Thursday, June 5 – morning … Drumhead Ceremony, Southsea Common

Thursday, June 5 – afternoon … Royal Navy and Royal Marines Display, Southsea Common

Thursday, June 5 – evening … Sunset Concert for Heroes, Southsea Common: A concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, June 6 – morning … D-Day Remembrance Service, Southsea Seafront

Friday, June 6 – afternoon … Normandy Commemorations, Southsea Common: Live coverage on big screens of the commemorations in Normandy.

Saturday, June 7  – morning … HMS King Alfred Royal Naval Reserve Parade, Southsea Common

Saturday, June 7 – evening … 1940s Concert, Southsea Common: A lively family-oriented concert featuring hit music from the 1940s.

June 7 and 8 – all day … The D-Day Experience, Southsea Common
A weekend of entertainment and activities for all the family featuring music from the 1940s, arena displays and parades, military vehicle exhibitors and displays, a 1940s vintage market, archive and war film screenings, talks by local veterans, homefront displays, photographic exhibitions, and street theatre performances.

Veterans Centre, Southsea Common, June 3 to June 8 … A Veterans Centre will be open for D-Day veterans, and veterans of subsequent conflicts will also be welcome to visit. This will provide a focal point for veterans and their families to congregate during the commemorations.  The centre will provide an opportunity for veterans to meet up with comrades, register their contact details to try to put them in touch with comrades and friends, and have a souvenir photograph taken.


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