Celebrations are taking place across the region to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day
Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced on this day in 1945 that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender
Events have included street parties, flypasts and memorials
VE Day - or Victory in Europe Day - marks the day towards the end of World War Two when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end.
UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the war on the radio at 15:00 BST on Tuesday 8 May 1945.
Germany had surrendered the day before and people celebrated with street parties.
As the festivities get in full swing on BBC Radio 2, Vernon Kay was been joined another special guest for his show in Beverley.
Peter Levy has stopped by to say hello and talk about life in East Yorkshire as well as all of the various celebrations that are taking place around the region for VE Day.
Gemma Dawson
BBC Look North
Image source, Gemma Dawson/BBCTea parties are taking place across the region, including at the We'll Meet Again World War Two Museum at Freiston, near Boston.
It's like stepping back in time, with volunteers dressed in clothing from the era and wartime music playing as they gather to mark the anniversary.
Image source, Gemma Dawson / BBCAn actor dressed as Winston Churchill has delivered a speech to people here, who are now enjoying a sing-along before today’s commemorative lunch.
Lincoln Cathedral will be lit up in red, white and blue to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Image source, Lincoln CathedralThe Very Reverend Dr Simon Jones, Dean of Lincoln, said: “This will be a strong visual symbol of the celebration that’s taking place.
"If you think about the role the cathedral played in World War Two, particularly for those pilots returning to Lincolnshire, with all those RAF bases across the county, the first thing they saw, when they knew that they were home, was the cathedral, because it’s such a huge landmark.
"It’s appropriate that we are lighting it up," he added.
The cathedral's bells will also toll between 18:30 and 19:00 BST.
Becki Bowden
Reporting from Howden
Image source, Becki Bowden/BBCColonel David Fuller OBE, Deputy Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, says the “sacrifice” soldiers, sailors, airmen and merchant seamen of the UK and Commonwealth made, along with allies, was “enormous”.
“It’s absolutely vital that people understand what happened so many years ago and to prevent it from happening again," he added
Jo Makel
BBC Look North
Image source, Jo Makel/BBCDoreen Blanshard, 85 was among those paying their respects at Hull’s Cenotaph.
She was five on VE Day and remembers being pleased to get the day off school.
She also recalled hiding under a dining table to escape the bombs at her family’s home in Hessle Road, near the docks.
German bombing raids on Hull in World War Two left 150,000 homeless and killed 1,200 people.
Veterans were in attendance when South Holland District Council raised the flag outside its council offices on Priory Road, Spalding, at 11:00 BST.
In Carters Park in Holbeach lamps of peace will be lit, food stalls, music and the lighting of the beacon will take place from 17:00 to 22:00.
Becki Bowden
BBC Look North
Image source, Becki Bowden/BBCBBC Look North's Becki Bowden is in Howden, East Yorkshire to see how they are marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day
"The union flag has been raised at Howden Minster and Colonel David Fuller OBE, Deputy Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire has laid a wreath at the War Memorial.
"It’s a day full of remembrance and celebration at Howden Minster and school choirs will be performing wartime songs."
Image source, Becki Bowden/BBCA service of remembrance is taking place at the war memorial outside Christ Church in Swanland at 11:00 BST.
World War Two photographs and memorabilia will be displayed at the village hall until 14:00 BST.
The Blind Veterans UK charity is holding a day-long event at the Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa, which was the headquarters of the 617 Dambusters RAF squadron in World War Two.
Image source, Central Press/Getty ImagesAround 50 blind veterans will attend the event which features a parade of military vehicles, readings from local schoolchildren, food and music.
The Battle of Britain memorial flight fly over the hotel with Spitfires and Hurricanes.
Events start at 11:00 BST with the military convoy and the flypast is scheduled at 16:00.
A service of celebration and remembrance is taking place at the Cenotaph at the Memorial Gardens in Goole at 10:45 BST.
Schoolchildren and members of the armed forces will be attending the event to "remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to achieve a lasting peace", organisers said.
A VE Day Garden Party is also taking place at the Riverside Gardens on 11 May from 12:00 BST. There will be live performances from the Goole and East Riding Concert Band and Swing Jamboree.
A lamp of peace will be lit at a service of reflection at St John's Church at 21:30 BST.
Image source, Karl Bird/BBCMembers of the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society are getting ready for a tour of Lincoln in a vintage bus.
The vehicle, a Leyland Titan, would have been in service in the city on 8 May 1945.
Serving military personnel, veterans and cadets are being given access to free bus travel on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
Stagecoach, which runs in Hull, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, is scrapping fares on 8 May for those wearing uniform, carrying a military ID, a veteran's badge or medal across all of its services nationwide.
Officials said the free travel would allow those eligible to attend events and commemorations.
James Hoggarth
BBC Radio Humberside
Image source, James Hoggarth/ BBCRadio Humberside's James Hoggarth is behind the scenes as the Vernon Kay show comes live from Beverley.
"It’s a really happy atmosphere.
The room is filled with familiar faces in Beverley, such as the vicars of both Beverley Minster and St. Mary’s Church, and local people connected to the Armed Forces.
We have tea and scones too!"
Image source, James Hoggarth/ BBC
Image source, Getty ImagesAt 12:00 BST UK government departments are observing two minutes of silence to remember those who fought in World War Two and will fly the union jack flag at full-mast.
The national silence will be observed across other places in the UK, with the government inviting organisations to join the moment of remembrance.
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Earlier this week, four generations of the Royal Family appeared on Buckingham Palace's balcony to watch a flypast marking 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe.
The King and senior royals watched on as a war-time Lancaster bomber led the 23-strong formation, including Typhoons and the Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows, before waving to crowds.
Squadron Leader Paul Wise, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), based at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, piloted the Lancaster - one of two airworthy examples in the world.
He described Monday's VE Day celebratory flypast as a "museum without walls".
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay is presenting a special live show from Beverley in East Yorkshire to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe show will feature first-hand stories from 8 May 1945, plus live music from local singer/songwriter Calum Scott.
Kay will also host a special concert at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London, featuring the BBC Big Band, BBC Concert Orchestra, and guest vocalists performing wartime classics, including hits by Doris Day and Vera Lynn, and a singalong of British favourites.
Here's what the weather is expected to be like across the region today:
Beverley: Light cloud and a gentle breeze
Hull: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
Lincoln: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
Scunthorpe: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
Skegness Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
Spalding: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
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