--- title: "History HL" url: "https://st-mary-s-catholic.schudio.com/remote-learning/lesson-plans/history-hl" school: "St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery" --- # History HL **15th August 2020 - Victory in Japan 75th Anniversary** **[Royal British Legion Celebrations](https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/vj-day-75#:~:text=15%20August%202020%20is%20the,of%20the%20Second%20World%20War.)** **[Imperial War Museum](https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/11-photos-of-vj-day-celebrations)** **June 2020 Celebrations - Windrush Day, Refugee Week & Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month** ### Home Learning - Migration Education Refugee Celebrations 1.97 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Refugee_Week.pdf) Migration Education 7.82 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/migration_education_pack(1).pdf) **8th May 2020 - Victory in Europe 75th Anniversay** **[75th Anniversary ](https://2simple.com/blog/75th-anniversary-ve-day/)** [**Royal British Legion #VE Day 75**](https://twitter.com/PoppyLegion/status/1257656387619958785/photo/1) [**VE Day Memories**](https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/ve-day-memories) ### VE Day [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/ve-day/Celebrate%20in%20Style.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/images/gallery/ve-day/Celebrate%20in%20Style.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/ve-day/Street%20Party.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/images/gallery/ve-day/Street%20Party.jpeg) ***A message from Stuart A. Clewlow, Local Historian, Chorley.*** This year we will acknowledge the 75th anniversaries of VE Day (Victory in Europe) on 8th May and VJ Day (Victory over Japan) on 15th August. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Cllr. Aaron Beaver and I have worked together to issue the attached message and raise awareness of these very special anniversaries. I would also like to draw your attention to a unique and very special online VE Day Remembrance Service. I have worked on this with Rev. Neil Kelley of St. Laurence’s Church in Chorley and it will be available to view from ***3pm on Friday 8th May***. It is hoped that this service will act as an appropriate replacement for the cancelled public gatherings. It has been further enhanced by the inclusion of commentary from invited guests, local history, wartime footage and much more. The video can be viewed at [www.stlaurencechorley.co.uk](http://www.stlaurencechorley.co.uk) Far from wanting to glorify conflict, we are commemorating the service of the wartime generation and celebrating the peace their actions brought us. It is a peace we still enjoy today and it has given us a way of life that we should not take for granted. ### Home Learning - VE Day Celebrations VE Remembrance Service 322 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/VE_Remembrance.pdf) Community Letter 274 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Community.pdf) A Message to the Borough of Chorley 258 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/A_Message_to_Chorley.pdf) ##### Location Hornchurch Drive Chorley Lancashire PR7 2RJ ##### Contact Us Mrs Wilson - 01257 262811 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Chorley-St-Marys-Catholic-Primary-School-and-Nursery/61582073293231/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stmaryschorley/) © Copyright 2017–2026 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-mary-s-catholic.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)