VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130840001 — VE Day celebrations in Hartfield. SUS-201105-130840001 | Other 3rd Party

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How the Lewes area and wider East Sussex celebrated VE Day

By Julia Northcott

Published 11th May 2020, 13:53 BST

On Friday May 8, people in Lewes and wider East Sussex marked VE Day at home with tea, cake and bunting.

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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Socially distanced VE Day street party in Oak Tree Way, Hailsham. SUS-201105-104735001

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Socially distanced VE Day street party in Oak Tree Way, Hailsham. SUS-201105-105408001

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Socially distanced VE Day street party in Oak Tree Way, Hailsham. SUS-201105-105408001 | Other 3rd Party

Socially distanced VE Day street party in Oak Tree Way, Hailsham. SUS-201105-105144001

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Socially distanced VE Day street party in Oak Tree Way, Hailsham. SUS-201105-105144001 | Other 3rd Party

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