County Council Chairman Councillor Nick Adams is hosting the service of commemoration at Hall Leys Park in Matlock at 6pm on VJ Day – Friday 15 August 2025.
He will be accompanied by our Armed Forces Champion, Councillor Tony Wilson.
All are welcome to gather by the war memorial in the park from 5.45pm to attend the service, to be led by the Reverend Richard Reade of All Saints Church, Matlock. Reverend Reade is the chaplain for the Matlock branch of the Royal British Legion.