The Allies celebrated victory over Japan on 15th August 1945, although the Japanese administration under General Koiso Kuniaki did not officially surrender with a signed document until 2nd September.    The United States Army Air Force had dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima on 6th August and Nagasaki on 9th August, forcing the Japanese surrender ahead of a planned Allied invasion of the Japanese archipelago.

To commemorate the end of the war in the Far East, a Big Band dance witll be held at Hambleton CE Primary School on Saturday, 8th October.

Bob Crossland's Dance Band will provide the entertainment.