
VE Day 80 at Selsey's East Beach Green
May 08, Thursday
19:00 - 21:30
East Beach Green, Selsey
What's Here
Come along to East Beach Green on the evening of Thursday 8 May for a special commemoration of VE Day 80!
7:00pm Bring your own fish & chip supper from your favourite Selsey chippy – the only meal not rationed during WWII!
7:15pm Watch an incredible display & sail past by RNLI Selsey Lifeboat, Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team and Selsey Fishermen – our home front’s answer to a flypast!
🎶 Sing along with Chichester City Band as we join in community songs.
8:50pm Attend Selsey’s civic ceremony and hear personal stories of life and events on the home front during WWII.
9:30pm Witness the grand finale – the lighting of the beacon, a symbol of remembrance and unity.
Come for the whole evening or just part of it – but don’t miss this chance to honour VE Day 80 together.
Be there, be part of it!