VE Day 80 Beacon Lighting Bosworth Battlefield

A look at the beacon which was lit at Bosworth Battlefield on Thursday 8 May to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The anniversary, commemorates 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. The beacon lighting was hosted by Leicestershire County Council in conjunction with the Sheepy Beacon Society. It took place at 9.30pm and was part of a series of similar events taking place across the length and breadth of the UK. We start the film with the light fading and standards from a much earlier historic battle on this site (The Battle Of Bosworth Field) flying high across the Battlefield the beacon filled with material ready to be lit stands surrounded by a perimeter featuring union flag bunting. As the sun sets we are asked to remember all who served and the beacon is lit, an emotional moment on a former battlefield. we see the gathered crowd lit by the burning beacon as it burns brightly joining many others across the country in remembrance and coming together to give thanks to the brave people who went before us and gave us the freedoms we enjoy today.