VE Day in Emsworth: Can you identify anyone in these victory party pictures from 1945?

The Covid-19 lockdown might have put paid to plans for traditional street parties to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day and even museum exhibitions looking back at the occasion.

By Steve Bone

Published 7th May 2020, 12:35 BST

Updated 7th May 2020, 12:36 BST

The blonde girl in the front of this group is thought to be Linda Griffin (nee Smith)

But supporters of Emsworth’s Museum do not want the anniversary to go past unheralded and have asked us to publish these photos of a street party held in the town’s South Street on the big day, May 8, 1945.

It was a grand occasion and the pictures show local youngsters enjoying the fun, while the image below right is ‘the mothers who made it happen’.

The blonde girl in a white dress in the centre of the picture above is thought to be Linda Griffin (nee Smith).

Museum volunteers hope readers will supply names for some of the others.

If you can identify anyone, email info@emsworth museum.org.uk, phone 01243 378091 or put a note through the museum letterbox.

Emsworth Museum