The Brancepeth Spitfire DroneFlypastNoVEDay party is complete without a flypast .Dave Armstrong's drone will miraculouslyconvert itself into a Spitfire and do the honoursfor us on Friday afternoon. However it will alsobe taking live footage of our parties across thevillage.The Spitfire Drone will be doing its dutybetween 2-4pm. So when you see it overheadgive a big wave and cheer.Footage will be uploaded onto the BCAwebsite on Saturday.

Party GamesYou are all dressed up in your forties finery.What games are you going to play?

- pin the cigar on Winston Churchill- VE Day Scavenger Hunt, something

RedWhiteBlueBeginning with VBeginning with E8 identical things

- The Name Game, place a post-it notewith the name of a famous wartimecelebrity/hero on players foreheads andthey have to guess who they are

- Charades - films from the forties

Send us your picturesEven if we can't party together we can stillshare our pictures and memories of the day.Please send your photos to

BrancepethCA@gmail.com

and Jo will upload them to the BCA websitealong with the footage of the drone and therecording The Tribute to the Millions by MartinPeacock and Emile Basu.

Bletchley ParkParty PackPlenty of ideas tohelp you plan yourstay at home streetparty. From food and drink ideas to how tocreate an authentic Victory Roll hairstyle.

VE Day Party Pack

Candles and Prayersfor DLIAt 6pm on Friday eveningthere will be prayers and acandle lighting ceremonyincluding one in the Castle

in memory of all the members of the DLI whofought in WWII. Please do join and share aphotograph of your own lit candle. Clickhere to join the Zoom group. Meeting ID:942 6867 9029 Password: 007480Party FoodI have never been to an event inBrancepethwhich ranout of food.Even if flour is a little hard to findI don't doubt that the bakers ofBrancepeth will excel themselves once again.Some ideas for the table:

Sausauge rolls (veggie option)Pork pies (veggie option)Scotch eggs (veggie option)Jam tartsScones (see back issues for recipes)Victoria spongeMeringuesFairy cakes

Anddon't forget the red,whiteandblue icingoneverything (maybe not the pork pies!)

The Darkest HourThe Cinema Club had planned toshow The Darkest Hour, the 2017film starring Gary Oldman asChurchill in his early, dark days asPM in 1940.

You can still watch it at 7.30pm on BB1 onSaturday.