Coming together to salute heroes

STUDENTS, staff, volunteers and visitors from the wider community gathered to commemorate VE Day 80 by highlighting the contributions of those who cared for others during the conflict.

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The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society hosted the event at the University of Chester's Wheeler Building to reflect on the experiences of those who served as doctors, nurses and other health and social care professions during the Second World War.

These hidden stories were narrated by speakers including students Ella Burke, Ellis Eccleston and Maddie Sarkar, University staff and volunteers from the FHMS Historical Society. Many of those attending the event had worked in health and social care throughout their careers or had relatives who had served in other capacities during the Second World War.