The celebrations were muted due to the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing, but no less heartfelt.
Here is a selection of readers’ pictures of how the county commemorated the 75th anniversary of World War Two coming to an end in Europe.
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VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130840001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130857001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130927001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day in Uckfield. At Holy Cross Church Uckfield Ray Martin played the last post and reveille plus a great version of "Over the Rainbow " for the Carers and the NHS., Eric Senior from British Legion was the Standard Bearer. Picture by Ron Hill. SUS-201105-131354001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day in Uckfield. At Holy Cross Church Uckfield Ray Martin played the last post and reveille plus a great version of "Over the Rainbow " for the Carers and the NHS., Eric Senior from British Legion was the Standard Bearer. Picture by Ron Hill. SUS-201105-131252001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day in Uckfield. At Holy Cross Church Uckfield Ray Martin played the last post and reveille plus a great version of "Over the Rainbow " for the Carers and the NHS., Eric Senior from British Legion was the Standard Bearer. Picture by Ron Hill. SUS-201105-131314001 | Other 3rd Party
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Crosses laid at the foot of Lewes War Memorial. SUS-201105-132351001 | Other 3rd Party
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Cllr Sharon Davy, Lewes District Council’s elected Armed Forces Champion, is pictured in her garden remembering VE Day, with a photo of her late father and some of the crew of HMS Campbell. SUS-201105-132740001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130857001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130927001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day in Uckfield. At Holy Cross Church Uckfield Ray Martin played the last post and reveille plus a great version of "Over the Rainbow " for the Carers and the NHS., Eric Senior from British Legion was the Standard Bearer. Picture by Ron Hill. SUS-201105-131354001 | Other 3rd Party
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VE Day in Uckfield. At Holy Cross Church Uckfield Ray Martin played the last post and reveille plus a great version of "Over the Rainbow " for the Carers and the NHS., Eric Senior from British Legion was the Standard Bearer. Picture by Ron Hill. SUS-201105-131252001 | Other 3rd Party