WATCH: Major Mike Shearer brands council's decision not to fund VE Day 'shocking'

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 24/04/2025

- 20:13

Liberal Democrat-led Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council has sparked outrage after announcing it has no money to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in Poole

Former British Army spokesperson Major Mike Shearer has branded BCP council's decision not to fund VE Day celebrations in Poole as "shocking" and "absurd".

The Liberal Democrat-led Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council has sparked outrage after announcing it has no money to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in Poole.

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