VE Day takes place on May 8 and celebrates 80 years since the end of the war in Europe. In Carlisle, the day will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony and a short service at the cenotaph at midday.

All of these activities in Workington will take place in Vulcan Park. In Cleator Moor, father Paul Johnstone will read a prayer at the war memorial at 10am. There will be a reading of the ...