Charlton Kings Parish Council encourages residents to come together to celebrate this historic occasion!
If you're planning a street party for the 80th anniversary of VE Day on or around 8 May 2025, here's everything you need to organise a fun, community-focused, and eco-friendly celebration with your neighbours.
VE DAY - Street Party guide by CKPC (PDF, 12.9 Mb)
Apply to close your road
Road Closure Application Form - GCC (Word Document, 34 Kb)
For road closure applications, fill out (printed versions are available at our office) and return it to: highways@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Let us know about your party
Fill out this form to tell us when and where you'll be hosting your VE Day street party! We'll create and share a community map so everyone can see where celebrations are happening.
Submit your form by the 8th of April to be included on the map! Fill and return to ao@charltonkingsparishcouncil.gov.uk
VE DAY - Let us know about your street party (Word Document, 37 Kb)
Kids' Corner โ Colouring Sheets & Fun Activities
๐๏ธ Free to download and print from home or printed versions are available at our Office.
VE DAY - Colouring sheet 1 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
VE DAY - Colouring sheet 2 (PDF, 111 Kb)
VE DAY - Colouring sheet 3 (PDF, 52 Kb)
VE DAY - activity sheet - Design a medal (PDF, 178 Kb)
VE DAY - activity sheet - Morse code (PDF, 396 Kb)
VE DAY - activity sheet - Wordsearch (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
VE DAY - activity sheet - Teacup design (PDF, 268 Kb)
๐ฐ VE-Day Party Recipes to take you back in time.
VE DAY - Wartime Recipe Booklet (PDF, 2.4 Mb)
๐ Want a fun way to teach the younger generation about VE-Day download this work sheet:
VE DAY - Comprehension and questions (PDF, 1.5 Mb)