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Bailiff urges people to join VE Day silence

PA Media 08/05/1945 of huge crowds at Trafalgar Square celebrate VE- Day in London on May 8th 1945PA Media
People gathered in London's Trafalgar Square to mark the end of the war

Guernsey's Bailiff has urged people to observe a two-minute silence to mark Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on Thursday.

VE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe and saw huge crowds take to the streets to celebrate after nearly six years of war.

The UK government will observe the silence at 12:00 BST on Thursday to remember and thank the people who fought in the war.

The Bailiff, Sir Richard McMahon, said the Guernsey government would be doing the same and urged members of the public and other organisations to take part.

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