Fees Waived for VE Day 80th Anniversary Street Parties
Time running out to book street closures for event
VE day celebrations in Wandsworth. Picture: Mr Alfred Henry Rickard, via Wandsworth Heritage Service
March 21, 2025
In order to encourage residents to organise street parties to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), Wandsworth Council has waived fees for street closures.
Residents are being encouraged to apply for street closures to support celebrations over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend.
Street parties were held across Wandsworth on 8 May in 1945 and other significant anniversary dates over the years.
Residents must get permission to host a street party. There are no fees for road closures from 3-5 May to allow street parties to take place, but applications must be received by 6 April.
The council previously waived fees for street closures to celebrate King Charles III’s Coronation helping residents hold 144 street parties across the borough.
Sana Jafri, Mayor of Wandsworth, said, “It is always wonderful to see national celebrations such as these, which bring people together up and down the country, embraced across Wandsworth.
“We are delighted to be waiving street party fees once again to encourage local communities to host a street party for their neighbours, families and friends to share food, get to know each other better and remember the heroes behind the historic 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
“The buzz of these events is electric so I’m looking forward to attending many over the Early May Bank Holiday!”
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