Isle Of Wight Bands Together For VE Day Celebrations

Residents of the Isle of Wight celebrated VE day in force yesterday (Friday), with socially distanced street parties, banners, bunting, and an Island wide sing-a-long! Whilst celebrations were very different than expected due to the coronavirus lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures, the Island celebrated in its own unique fashion - 75 years after the end of the war. [gallery size="full" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MDU1XC85NTk1OTI1N182ODM0NjEwMzU4MDAwOTZfMjEwMDE2NzI4NjA4NTEyNDA5Nl9uLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiOTU5NTkyNTdfNjgzNDYxMDM1ODAwMDk2XzIxMDAxNjcyODYwODUxMjQwOTZfbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MDU4XC85NTk0MTE1OF8yOTcxNDc1NDEyOTQzODhfNjM4MDE3OTA4MDc1ODY4OTc5Ml9uLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiOTU5NDExNThfMjk3MTQ3NTQxMjk0Mzg4XzYzODAxNzkwODA3NTg2ODk3OTJfbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTAyXC85NjExODAwNl8xMTQzOTExNzMyNjIzMjI5XzEyNzMwMjY0NDY4MTM1NjA4MzJfbi5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ijk2MTE4MDA2XzExNDM5MTE3MzI2MjMyMjlfMTI3MzAyNjQ0NjgxMzU2MDgzMl9uIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTA1XC85NTkwNjk0OV8xMDk2NzgxMTMwNzAyMjMzXzY1ODUyODUyMTM5MTQzOTg3MjBfbi5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ijk1OTA2OTQ5XzEwOTY3ODExMzA3MDIyMzNfNjU4NTI4NTIxMzkxNDM5ODcyMF9uIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTA4XC85NTg3NzQ2M18xNTc4MDAzMjAyMzY1NzYzXzM5MTY4MjIyNDc2NTc5NjM1MjBfbi5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ijk1ODc3NDYzXzE1NzgwMDMyMDIzNjU3NjNfMzkxNjgyMjI0NzY1Nzk2MzUyMF9uIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTEyXC85NTk0Mjc4OF8yMzU4ODc2Mjc1MDcyOTJfMzc3NDU4NjM2NTQ3MjE0NTQwOF9uLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiOTU5NDI3ODhfMjM1ODg3NjI3NTA3MjkyXzM3NzQ1ODYzNjU0NzIxNDU0MDhfbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTE1XC85NTk3MzAwMl83MjEwMzc5NzUzNzEwOTNfMjkxODAzNDE1Mjc5ODI4OTkyMF9uLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiOTU5NzMwMDJfNzIxMDM3OTc1MzcxMDkzXzI5MTgwMzQxNTI3OTgyODk5MjBfbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTE4XC85NjExNTAzNV8yODA3NjkzMTI5NDg2MjRfNjY0Mjc1MjMyNzMwNjQ0NDgwMF9uLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiOTYxMTUwMzVfMjgwNzY5MzEyOTQ4NjI0XzY2NDI3NTIzMjczMDY0NDQ4MDBfbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuaXdyYWRpby5jby51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDVcLzA5MTE1MTIyXC85NjE1OTYxNl8yOTgyMjcyNDAxODY2MzY0XzcxMTA0MzE3OTI5MDkyNTQ2NTZfbi5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ijk2MTU5NjE2XzI5ODIyNzI0MDE4NjYzNjRfNzExMDQzMTc5MjkwOTI1NDY1Nl9uIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0="] As part of the commemoration and celebration, Island signing group Company B UK organised an Island wide singalong to Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again, which Isle of Wight Radio was proud to take part in by playing the song on air. https://www.facebook.com/CompanyBUK/videos/543343756377182/   Slightly further afield, the current crew of the Polish warship Blyskawica - which helped to defend the Isle of Wight towns of Cowes and East Cowes during a heavy German air raid - released a video symbolising the close links with the Island. https://www.facebook.com/290713220369/videos/278349189875899/