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Cheshire care home invite community to honour VE Day
Care UK’s Cranford Grange, in Knutsford, are welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with their very own 1940s-themed street parties.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
The team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative events, which will see residents and guests enjoy an afternoon of delicious food, entertainment and dancing as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
At Cranford Grange, on Thursday 8th May from 2.30pm-4.30pm, residents, families and friends can look forward to a lively afternoon of music and celebration. With swing music from professional singer Tracey Richards setting the tone, guests will be treated to a delightful mix of 1940s-themed cocktails, a traditional street party atmosphere, and a charming tea party.
Cranford Grange resident, Elizabeth, age 96, said: “It is very important that we celebrate VE Day and commemorate the end of the war. It was the day we had hoped and prayed would come. My brother was serving in the army, away in Germany, and I remember I was 16 years old, dancing in the street with my younger sister while our father was shouting at us to come inside the house. It was a fabulous day in 1945, and we’re looking forward to recreating that same joy and happiness here at Cranford Grange, 80 years later.”
For more information about Cranford Grange, please contact Customer Relations Manager, Dawn Williams on 01565 318 566, email dawn.williams@careuk.com
To find out more, visit www.careuk.com/cheshire
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
The team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative events, which will see residents and guests enjoy an afternoon of delicious food, entertainment and dancing as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
At Cranford Grange, on Thursday 8th May from 2.30pm-4.30pm, residents, families and friends can look forward to a lively afternoon of music and celebration. With swing music from professional singer Tracey Richards setting the tone, guests will be treated to a delightful mix of 1940s-themed cocktails, a traditional street party atmosphere, and a charming tea party.
Cranford Grange resident, Elizabeth, age 96, said: “It is very important that we celebrate VE Day and commemorate the end of the war. It was the day we had hoped and prayed would come. My brother was serving in the army, away in Germany, and I remember I was 16 years old, dancing in the street with my younger sister while our father was shouting at us to come inside the house. It was a fabulous day in 1945, and we’re looking forward to recreating that same joy and happiness here at Cranford Grange, 80 years later.”
For more information about Cranford Grange, please contact Customer Relations Manager, Dawn Williams on 01565 318 566, email dawn.williams@careuk.com
To find out more, visit www.careuk.com/cheshire
Thursday 8 May
Hall Lane
Mobberley
Knutsford
Cheshire WA16 7DZ
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