VE DAY 80 COMMEMORATION : AFTERNOON TALK 'WW2 Accident and Disasters' Earl Soham & Local Villages
Sun 04 May
|Venue: Earl Soham Village Hall
Earl Soham and local villages' World War II Casualties and Events. Join us for tea and cake and a relaxed and informative talk on a Sunday afternoon to join the VE 80 Celebrations.
Time & Location
04 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: Earl Soham Village Hall, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge IP13 7SF, UK
About The Event
Accident and Disasters – WW2 in Earl Soham, Ashfield, Charsfield and Monewden.
An illustrated talk by Chris Pratt, bringing to life the names on Rolls of Honour from Earl Soham and the nearby villages of Ashfield, Charsfield and Monewden. A glimpse of the amusing, the uplifting as well as the tragedy of life and death during wartime.
To commemorate VE Day 80 – 8th May 2025 – A Shared Moment of Celebration.
TICKETS: £10 to include tea, coffee and delicious home-made cake !
Tickets available on the door (cash or card) and in advance via the website.
An accompanying book 'Commemorating the Men of Earl Soham 1914-1918 1939-1945' will be on sale for £5. Proceeds from book sales support the upkeep of the Earl Soham War Memorial.
A £50 donation from ticket sales will be given to Parham Airfield Museum. Additional funds from ticket sales will help towards fundraising for an urgently needed new eco-friendly heating system for our lovely vintage pre-WW2 Village Hall.
Please arrive with enough time to join us for a Welcome with mugs of lovely hot tea and slice of home-made cake. Talk begins at 2pm. Free parking at the Hall, with overspill at the GP Surgery oposite and the Village School nearby.
