article_snippet: church bells rung and street parties held during a three-day commemoration for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, it was confirmed yesterday.
article_snippet: Street parties will be held to mark the anniversary.
article_snippet: Schools are being encouraged to hold events and observe a two-minute silence across the country.
article_snippet: On Saturday May 9, communities are being encouraged to organise street parties.
article_snippet: At 11am churches and cathedrals are being asked to ring churches and cathedrals bells, as churches and cathedrals did in 1945.
article_snippet: The signallers set up speakers playing music and the locals came out and joined in too.