Join our local community as we join with villages, towns, cities and organisations of all sizes across the world as we mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings with a ceremonial beacon lighting.
The beacon lighting initiative is a celebration of the ‘light of peace’ that emerged out of the darkness of war, and commemorates one of the most momentous achievements in living memory.
It is our country’s opportunity to remember the 210,000 Allied casualties of Operation Overlord. This includes nearly 37,000 ground forces and 16,000 air forces killed in the invasion of Normandy’s Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, and the long and bloody campaign that followed.
The beacon will be lit at exactly 9:15pm at the same time as the five beacons that will be lit along the beaches of Normandy.
Find out more information about the initiative here on D-Day 80 Beacons.