VJ Day 2025 - 80th Anniversary

VJ Day Beacon Lighting – you’re Invited!
Friday 15th August 2025 from 7.30pm at Tidworth Civic Centre
Beacon lighting at 8.45pm
Join us as we gather in remembrance and celebration for Victory over Japan Day with a special Beacon Lighting Ceremony.
Be moved by the stirring sounds of The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes and Drums
Welcoming the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire as our honoured guest
Let’s come together as a community to honour peace, pay tribute to those who served, and light a beacon of hope for the future.
All welcome | Free to attend
To mark Victory over Japan Day, we’re inviting children to get creative and design a special picture to commemorate the end of WW2
Pick up your competition sheet from Tidworth Town Council – Civic Centre

Entries will be displayed at our VJ Day event and one lucky winner will take home the prize!


Let your imagination honour those who served and celebrate peace.
