Singer Samantha Hawkins raised money for St Barnabas House hospice with her live stream singalong on VE Day from her front garden in Angmering. She said: “I had never done one before, so was all completely new. I am thrilled that the local community and businesses got on board with me and I’ve so far raised more than £800. It particularly struck a chord with me how worrying it must be at this time with a life-limiting illness in isolation and how valued the staff and volunteers must be at the hospice.”
![Gina Penn with twins Sasha and Scarlet on the memorial bench in Church Street, Littlehampton](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTIyMzY3Njc5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Gina Penn with twins Sasha and Scarlet on the memorial bench in Church Street, Littlehampton
![Sophie Wickens, 11, drew this at school and sent it to Lizzy Henry for her VE Day celebrations in St Mary's Close, Littlehampton](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTIyMzY3ODg2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Sophie Wickens, 11, drew this at school and sent it to Lizzy Henry for her VE Day celebrations in St Mary's Close, Littlehampton | User (UGC)
![Celia Thomson Hitchcock from Ahead To Toe in East Street, Littlehampton, had to cancel her massive street party for VE Day but not to be defeated, she decorated with painted dried flowers and lilies for the occasion](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTIyMzY4Njg0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Celia Thomson Hitchcock from Ahead To Toe in East Street, Littlehampton, had to cancel her massive street party for VE Day but not to be defeated, she decorated with painted dried flowers and lilies for the occasion | User (UGC)
![Many of the bungalows in The Ridings, East Preston, were decorated with flags, bunting and balloons](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTIyMzY5NzE2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Many of the bungalows in The Ridings, East Preston, were decorated with flags, bunting and balloons | User (UGC)