TO COMMEMORATE the 80th anniversary of VE Day and to honour those who fought during the Second World War, the Mayor of Solihull will be lighting the beacon at Elmdon Park on Thursday 8 May.
There are also many other commemorative events taking place in different corners of Solihull.
The beacon lighting ceremony will begin after 9pm and includes poetry readings and music from a piper in the park beside Elmdon Church.
Prior to the beacon lighting, there will be a service at Elmdon Church from 7.30pm until 8:15pm.
There will be a celebration in Knowle with artisan and community stalls in the high street and food stalls on Kenilworth Road in Knowle on May 10.
There will also be an entertainment stage outside the Greswolde Hotel on the high street.
To find out more about the programme click here.
The Core Library will hold a commemorative exhibition in the Heritage Gallery for the whole of May and beginning of June.
There will also be a display of fiction and non-fiction books on the theme of remembrance, as well as a medal and paper chain making craft event for ages 3 and over during the half term holidays on Wednesday May 28 between 10:30am and 12:30pm.
A large mural with poppies dedicated to VE Day 80 will be created and displayed at Chelmsley Wood Library.
Poppies will be decorated by local residents in memory of relatives who experienced, fought, or were lost during the war.
Local historian Kevan Darby will also be in the library with his collection of artefacts from World War One from Tuesday May 6 until Saturday 10 May.
Castle Bromwich and Kingshurst libraries will have a VE day coffee morning with refreshments, special cakes and activities for the whole family on Thursday 8 May.
And at Balsall Common Library there will be a VE Day afternoon tea on May 8 between 2:15pm and 4:15pm, with the opportunity to browse an archive of memories of Solihull in wartime.
