A special VE Day exhibition will be on display at the Chapel Museum at the new cemetery Wivenhoe on Monday 5th May from 10am until 1pm.
The display includes the welcome home fund cards received by all the Wivenhoe service men and women. The fund was set up by Wivenhoe Urban District Council towards the end of WW2 and funds were distributed in July 1946. Funds were raised by the council and local businesses to support all service men and women on their return home.
All of the graves located in the new cemetery for service men and women who served in WW2 have been marked with a cross in commemoration of VE Day 80.
Entry to the museum is free.