Brighton & Hove Mayoress on VJ Day: Honouring Service & Sacrifice
Brighton and Hove’s new Mayoress, Amanda Grimshaw, reflects on the significance of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the day that officially marked the end of the Second World War.
Grateful for the opportunity to serve as Mayor, she speaks with emotion about the people she meets across the city and the powerful stories they carry.
She also shares details of the VJ Day commemoration at St Helen’s Church in Hangleton, honouring the armed forces and remembering the extraordinary resilience of a man and woman who were once interned at a POW camp in Shanghai.
