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14/08/2015
Council To Commemorate VJ Day
Belfast City Hall will be lit up in red on Saturday, 15 August, to mark VJ Day.
The Big Screen on the front lawn will also be showing highlights of commemorations in London.
The times of the BBC coverage will be 10.30am to 12.15pm and 1pm to 3.30pm.
Belfast City Council is also renewing its call to find WW II veterans from Belfast to be VIP guests at a civic lunch in September.
The event will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
(CD)
The Big Screen on the front lawn will also be showing highlights of commemorations in London.
The times of the BBC coverage will be 10.30am to 12.15pm and 1pm to 3.30pm.
Belfast City Council is also renewing its call to find WW II veterans from Belfast to be VIP guests at a civic lunch in September.
The event will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
(CD)
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