LEDBURY TOWN COUNCIL
VE DAY CELEBRATIONS
STREET PARTY GRANTS
The bank holiday weekend of Saturday 3 May 2025 until Monday 5 May 2025 will see celebrations taking place to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
To celebrate this anniversary, Ledbury Town Council is pleased to advise that grant funding will be available to local residents wishing to organise their own street parties.
To help facilitate this, residents are able to group together and apply for a £100 grant towards the costs of hosting the event.*
To be eligible for the grant -
- Street parties can take place any day over the VE Day 80th Anniversary Bank Holiday Weekend : Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May 2025.
ii. Street parties must take place within the parish of Ledbury
(clarification of area covered can be obtained by contacting the Town Council office)
All grant applications must be submitted by 5pm on Friday, 11 April 2025 using the grant application form provided and addressed to the Town Clerk, Ledbury Town Council, Town Council Offices, Church Street, Ledbury HEREFORDSHIRE HR8 1DH Phone: 01531 632306 email: cdo@ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk PLEASE MARK “80TH ANNIVERSARY VE DAY STREET PARTY GRANTS”.
Successful applicants will be notified no later than Friday, 18 April 2025.
Receipts and photographs of the event will need to be provided no later than 14 days after the event.
Ledbury Town Council hopes to see many smaller micro-communities coming together across our streets, gardens and neighbourhoods, having fun, getting to know one another a little better, and celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
For more information concerning road closures, please refer to the PDF documents.
All applications for road closures must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 11 April 2025 to HerefordshireEvents@BBLivingPlaces.com
1 Guidance Notes for Events on or by the Highway
1_Event_Road_Closure_Application_Form
Guidance Notes for Temporary Event Signage
Guide to Organising a Street Party
Ledbury Town Council Grant Application Form
