#vjday — Public Fediverse posts
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Swansea launches annual Poppy Appeal with city market ceremony
Launch at Swansea Market
The launch took place at Swansea Market, chosen as the venue to bring the appeal into the heart of the city. The event was attended by the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Cllr Cheryl Philpott, Council Leader Cllr Rob Stewart, Cllr Wendy Lewis, the council’s Armed Forces Champion, and representatives from the Royal British Legion.
The Poppy Appeal is the Legion’s UK‑wide campaign to raise funds for veterans and their families. This year’s appeal carries added poignancy as it coincides with the 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day.
“Wear your poppy with pride”
Cllr Philpott said the appeal was a vital opportunity to honour those who had given their lives for freedom:
“So many local people have made the ultimate sacrifice over the years. This year is the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day and the generation which gave us everything and is gradually passing on, deserve our respect and remembrance. I would encourage everyone to give what they can to the appeal and wear their poppy with pride.”
Council Leader Cllr Rob Stewart added:
“Our veterans need our support and the Royal British Legion does brilliant work for them and for serving members of the armed forces. We should all give what we can in this year’s Poppy Appeal.”
Community remembrance events
A series of remembrance events will take place across Swansea in the coming weeks, including:
- 25 October – Cross of Peace ceremony at Dan Y Graig Cemetery
- 2 November – Garden of Peace opens outside Morgan’s Hotel
- 8 November – Festival of Remembrance at Brangwyn Hall
- 9 November – Remembrance Sunday: Cenotaph service, city centre parade and Service at Swansea Minster
- 11 November – Poppies to Paddington event at Swansea Railway Station
- 11 November – Armistice Day commemorations at the Cenotaph and National Two Minute Silence
- 11 November – Guildhall illuminated red for Armistice Day
“A symbol of sacrifice”
Phillip Flower, Chairman of the Royal British Legion in Swansea, said the poppy remained a powerful emblem:
“The poppy has been the emblem and a rallying‑point for Royal British Legion fundraising for well over a century. It is a reminder of the poppies of Flanders, where so many gave their lives during World War I.”
Poppies will be available at council venues across the city, including libraries, the Guildhall and the Civic Centre.
#ArmisticeDay #Cenotaph #CllrCherylPhilpott #LordMayorOfSwansea #RemembranceSunday #RoyalBritishLegion #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil #SwanseaMarket #SwanseaPoppyAppeal #VEDay #VJDay
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Good afternoon. It's 4PM, Friday, 15th August. The headlines: Donald #Trump is travelling to #Alaska for talks with Vladimir #Putin, with #Ukraine high on the agenda, albeit without Volodymyr Zelensky. #Trump intimates #Putin's readiness to negotiate. The #UK marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day with a two-minute silence at midday, in the presence of the King and Queen. #VJDay
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No point celebrating VJ day if you're not going to acknowledge we're living in 1939 right fucking now....
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‘Like a bolt out of the blue’ #VJDay 80 years Ago
Early on the morning of 15 August 1945, Stromness folks were awakened from their sleep by the streets full of noise and people rejoicing. It was to be the start of two days celebrating VJ - Victory over Japan. On 8 May 1945 Germany had surrendered and although people felt relieved that the war in Europe was over, many men and women were still serving overseas.
https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/08/15/like-a-bolt-out-of-the-blue-vjday-80-years-ago/
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Any politicians using VJ day to say how important it is that we never forget the sacrifices that the wartime generation made, while simultaneously allowing an actual genocide to proceed can get in the fucking sea.
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This interview from 2009 comes to mind on #VJDay - #theatresofwar #unknownsoldiers
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Today is the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, (Victory over Japan Day), commemorating the end of World War II.
A national two-minute silence will be held at 12 noon.
The @LibraryofBham will be lit in purple, red & white to mark this important day.
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#VJDay 2025. I remember . Personal , dad was one of the few UK corps to go to Japan to help after Hiroshima . #niewieder 🙏 🕊️ ☮️ #justsaying xP
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#WWII For hours, civilians and military personnel had gathered in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, sitting on the lawn, chatting quietly with one another. The growing crowd waited, waited, watching one another, watching the traffic, watching the street cars, watching the White House front door. At 7 pm ET on that Aug 14, 1945 President Truman stood before reporters in the Oval Office and announced Japan’s unconditional surrender. President Truman emerged from the White House front door as the quiet, waiting crowd quickly turned to celebration. #VJDay https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-history-v-j-day-14th-and-f
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/345011/ King Charles to give major statement to the nation within hours | Royal | News #Entertainment #ForgottenWar #KingCharles #KingCharlesAnnouncement #KingCharlesIII #KingCharlesLatest #KingCharlesMessage #KingCharlesNews #UK #UnitedKingdom #VJDay #WorldWar2 #WorldWarIIVeterans
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Councillor Carmel Corrigan: "I was honoured to be invited to the VJ Day 80th anniversary service [Sunday 10th Aug] at Kings Norton Parish. It was beautifully conducted by Pauline Weaver and the Sea Cadets were impeccably turned out."
"Guest of Honour was our very own Ken Tinkler, a 98 year old veteran of the war in the Far East. It was wonderful to speak with him and hear some of...."
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#LocalMPCllrSAYS
#PositiveSWBrum
#KingsNorton
#VJDay
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White Sox flip the switch to host city’s first MLB night game at Comiskey Park https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/247104/ #August14 #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoWhiteSox #ChicagoWhiteSox #ComiskeyPark #MLB #olympics #TinleyPark #TinleyParkLights #TriciaPacaccio #UFO #VJDay #WhiteSox #WhiteSox #WillyeWhite #WorldWarII
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White Sox flip the switch to host city’s first MLB night game at Comiskey Park https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/247104/ #August14 #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoWhiteSox #ChicagoWhiteSox #ComiskeyPark #MLB #olympics #TinleyPark #TinleyParkLights #TriciaPacaccio #UFO #VJDay #WhiteSox #WhiteSox #WillyeWhite #WorldWarII
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Mistodon: this greyscale #ANSIart image, adapted by AdeptApril (AdaptApril?) from a black and white photograph of a longago conflict, marks #VJDay, the closing of the final chapter of WWII with the end of the war in the Pacific. 78 years ago today formal documents of surrender were signed in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri.
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#AndiesemTag 1945 endet der Zweite Weltkrieg mit der bedingungslosen Kapitulation Japans auch im pazifischen Raum. #VJDay #History #Geschichte
