2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

At 6.30pm that evening, churches and cathedrals across the country are being asked to ring their bells in celebration. Our own wonderful bellringers here in Harting will be taking part that evening, and before they do so we shall be holding a short service in church to which you are all warmly invited.  The service will begin at 5.45pm (to conclude by 6.25pm) and will include the singing of ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘I vow to thee my country’.  It will be a good old patriotic celebration!

After the service, while the bells are being rung, we invite you to enjoy fish and chips and a cup of tea (or a glass of wine) in the Law Room.  Winston Churchill famously refused to impose rationing on fish and chips, even during the darkest years of the War.  We will need to order them in advance, so if you’d like to reserve a portion, please sign the list that will be placed at the back of the church.