THE Lord Mayor of Bradford is leading a ceremony of commem-oration in the city’s Centenary Square tomorrow to mark Victory in Europe Day and 70 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Councillor Mike Gibbons will lead the ceremony at 3pm. He will be supported by his Chaplain, Canon Philip Gray and Canon Sam Chorley, the Chaplain to the Royal British Legion’s Bradford branch.

The timing of the ceremony will coincide with a service of remembrance at The Cenotaph in London and a national two-minute silence, marking the moment Winston Churchill broadcast his historic speech formally announcing the end of the war.

In the evening the Lord Mayor will light a beacon at the Cenotaph to celebrate the light emerging from the darkness of war. This beacon will form a chain of more than 100 beacons being lit at 9.30pm, across the country. The City Hall clock tower will also be illuminated to reflect the buildings that were lit up in celebration on VE Day in 1945.

The Lord Mayor said: “It is important that we don’t let this day pass without remembering the events of 70 years ago, when peace broke out bringing to an end nearly six years of war across Europe. I would like to encourage people to come and take part in the two minutes silence or the beacon lighting in the evening.”