Letting the people know

Principal town crier Jane Smith will lead more than 300 colleagues across the UK and the Commonwealth in a VE Day proclamation.

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Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945.

The Bognor Regis town crier wrote the official VE Day 80 Proclamation that will be announced by hundreds of criers on May 8, and will be leading her region’s proclamation personally.

Mrs Smith said: “It’s very poignant for a lot of people because there are so many ways in which family members have been involved.