Veterans blast VE Day ban councils: 'Don't be so bloody absurd!'

SECOND World War heroes are up in arms over suggestions VE Day celebrations should be cancelled.

- By Giles Sheldrick

And they have blasted any councils thinking of banning them, saying: “Don’t be so bloody absurd!”

Veterans erupted in fury after the Daily Express told how a councillor at one local authority said a parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of war in Europe could be “elitist”.

Liberal Democrat-led Dacorum Council, Herts, rejected calls for a parade, but it sparked nationwide anger and led to an abrupt U-turn.

Those who served to save the country during its darkest days know how important VE Day is because they were at the very first one in 1945.

Joy

Back then millions of families greeted the news of peace after six long years with impromptu street parties and celebrations.