80th D-Day celebration will be on Thursday 6th June on the Lawn Dawlish

The programme will be as follows;

8am D-Day 80 Proclamation by Town Crier

9am - Rising of the Flag and Act of Remembrance at the Piazza

10/10:30am Marquee opens - display by Dawlish Museum - flag making/craft making by Dawlish Library

11am Poem for Schools D-Day Heroes (activities in the marquee with library)

2 performances by Sandy Sparkle - time to be confirmed 

2pm talk - D-Day remembered - talk by Gaz Chatterton

3pm Afternoon Tea in the marquee - Dawlish WI to set up possibly for evening

Marquee Close 4/4:30pm

Possible Library continues flag making activities in library

6:30pm St Gregory’s Bell Ringers - Ringing out for Peace

7-9pm Exmouth Town Band - Bandstand or Marquee - 2 sessions 40 minutes with 10 minute break

9:10pm Bagpipes on Lawn

9:15pm International Tribute and beacon lighting 

Concludes with bagpiper