11 May 2015

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If the Town Council staff and members were feeling exhausted from a 17 hour Election count just hours before, there was no sign of it as they swung into action to give the town a VE Day Street party to remember.

Newly-elected councillors found themselves manning the barricades, while Town Mayor Nick Hodges gallantly offered an arm to two patriotic ladies having a wonderful afternoon in the sun.

The weather, which had looked dodgy in the morning, turned to glorious sunshine on an afternoon when the town turned out to enjoy some good natured fun, as they celebrated the end of the War in Europe 70 years ago.