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09
May 2020
Cathedral lit up in red, white and blue as centrepiece of Ripon's VE Day weekend
Ripon Cathedral will be lit up red, white and blue again this evening, after the city came together to ensure the 75th anniversary of VE Day was marked in style.
The west frontage of the building had lights projected onto it as the sun set on Friday, and will have the same again tonight and tomorrow for its neighbours to enjoy.
It provides a fitting centrepiece for the celebrations in the city, where people have done all they could to ensure that those who wanted to mark the milestone were able to do so, despite the coronavirus lockdown.
Among those upholding the commemorations was the Mayor of Ripon, Coun Eamon Parkin, co-owner of The Magdalens pub, where bunting and wartime music played through a loudspeaker provided neighbours with the opportunity to celebrate from their gardens. Coun Parkin also played Churchill's speech marking the end of the war in Europe, reminding people of the reason for the day's celebrations.
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