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10
May 2020
Homemade bunting adds to enjoyment of VE Day in Ripon
Helping their mother Philippa Disilvestro to make the bunting for the VE Day celebrations at their Ripon home added to the enjoyment of the occasion for six-year-old Sofia and her two-year-old sister Lilliana.
The family, who live in North Street, created a string of flags with VE Day designs on, which the children coloured in and Mrs Disilvestro told The Stray Ferret:
With the bunting attached to front garden railings, they added to the patriotic scene witnessed in many parts of the city.
In nearby Princess Road, Margaret McDermott turned flag maker to join in the celebrations. She said:
She added:
As well as the flag, that she painted herself, Mrs McDermott also painted soldiers, following a design she had seen in a national newspaper, creating an impressive display that sums up the emotion and relief that would have been felt by service men and women at news that the war in Europe was at an end.
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