The flags came out for the VE Day street parties

There had been few reasons to party or celebrate during the war.

By Claire Lark

Published 7th May 2020, 15:45 BST

And although it was early days with tensions in Japan still ongoing, when VE Day dawned people couldn’t wait to get together and enjoy the first taste of freedom for six long years.

Across the Fylde coast, families came together to organise street parties. Long tables adorned with cloths with borrowed dining chairs lined either side seated children, parents and grandparents for a day to remember.

VE Day street party, Pleasant Grove, Thornton

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VE Day street party, Pleasant Grove, Thornton

People draped their streets in Union Jacks to mark the occasion

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People draped their streets in Union Jacks to mark the occasion

Another street party in full swing in Blackpool, do you recognise where it was?

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Another street party in full swing in Blackpool, do you recognise where it was?

Residents on Lindel Road in Fleetwood threw a street party on VE Day

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Residents on Lindel Road in Fleetwood threw a street party on VE Day

VE Day in Hazeldene Road, Fleetwood

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VE Day in Hazeldene Road, Fleetwood

Fleetwoods first all-women fire party in action in Pharos Street, Fleetwood

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Fleetwoods first all-women fire party in action in Pharos Street, Fleetwood