They gathered on the Fylde coast for a commemoration despite coronavirus which caused the cancelling of many of the big VE Day eventa planned earlier in the year.
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The 75th anniversary of VJ Day, the day the Second World War ended with victory over Japan, was marked by a short, but moving service at the Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland in Bispham
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Although numbers were limited to maintain social distancing, many people attended besides the 30 invited guests and many brought flowers
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Nevertheless, the proper respect was paid to those who died and suffered appalling treatment in the Japanese Prisoners of War camps and on the Burma Railway
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Members of the public and guests heard from Reverend Deborah Prest, and the Changi Prayer from Jacqui Veasey from the Far East prisoners of war association