On Friday 8th May 2015, St Helens celebrated VE Day 70th Anniversary by lighting a Beacon at Taylor Park. St Helen Sea Cadets were represented at this event by AC Scott Bull. "Victory in Europe Day", generally known as VE Day or V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth Realms) to mark the Formal Acceptance by the Allies of World War 2 of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of it's Armed Forces.