D-Day Events around Northamptonshire

21 March 2024 The Longest Yarn – Oundle Town Council knitting and crocheting commemoration of D-D Landings

Oundle Town Council, Fletton House, Fletton Way, Glapthorne Way, Oundle, PE8 4JA 10.00am – 3.00pm

Longest Yarn depicting D-Day

6 April 2024 Service of Remembrance – 80^th Anniversary of Wellington Bomber LN482 (OP-B) crash in Rothersthorpe Village

Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church St Rothersthorpe. NN7 3JD 1.00 – 2.00pm

6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary Flag Raising – Northampton

Sessions House, County Hall, George Row, Northampton, NN1 1DF 08,45 – 09.45

D-Day 80 Northampton Flag Raising

6 June 2024 D-Day Celebrations and Beacon Lighting in Roade

Roade Village Hall Playing Fields, Bailey Brooks Lane,. Roade, Northants NN7 2LS 7.30 – 10.00pm

Event will start at 7.30pm, food vans and a bar will be available.

8pm – 1940’s/50’s singer – entertaining on a trailer stage.

9.10pm – Parade to beacon

9.15pm – Beacon lighting

9.25pm – a different singer.

9.50pm – low noise firework display

10pm – finish

D-Day 80 Beacon Lighing in Roade

6 June 2024 D-Day Anniversary Weston by Welland Village Event

Top of the hill between Weston by Welland and Sutton Bassett LE16 8HU 6.30 – 9.30pm

Village party and picnic (Bring your own picnic)

Weston by Welland D-Day 80 celebrations

6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary Beacon Lighting Event, Irthlingborough

Parsons Green, High Street, Irthlingborough NN9 5TN 9.00 – 10.pm

D-Day 80 Beacon Lighting Irthlingborough

6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary Beacon Lighting Event, Rushden

Rushden Hall, Hall Park, Rushden NN10 9ES

7.15pm – 9.30pm

Rushden D-Day 80 Celebrations and Beacon Lighting

8 June 2024 RBL Northamptonshire County D-Day 80th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving, Northampton

The Holy Sepulchre Church, Sheep Street, Northampton NN1 3NL 2.30 – 4.30pm

D-Day 80 Thanksgiving Service t Holy Sepulchre Church Northampton