Unique local history resource set up to mark anniversary of VE Day in South Lanarkshire

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It was 75 years ago today (Friday, May 8) that our country emerged from the conflict that had raged across Europe.The war still continued in the Far East, but at home people began their first steps back towards a normal life.With Britain now in lockdown because of the coronavirus, the celebration of VE Day in 2020 has assumed a grim relevancy.And South Lanarkshire is going online to create a unique local history resource to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day today (Friday, May 8).The pandemic forced the cancellation of long-planned public events and exhibitions to mark the end of the Second World War in the continent, but South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) workers have come up with their own way of recognising the

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