The road, lined with Union Jack bunting, VE Day flags and gazebos, had been transformed. While she doesn’t remember VE Day herself, her husband had been travelling to east Asia to fight on that day 80 years ago. “Interestingly, my husband, on VE Day, he was in the navy and he was sailing to the far east. Dwayne Fields, Chief Scout of the UK, said he was proud that members from Scotland to the southeast could come together to mark VE Day. “As we celebrate VE Day, we honour all those who have served in our armed forces,” he added.