Some of Torrington’s joyful scenes marking VJ are seen in the pictures.

The top picture was taken in the Square on VJ day and shows the dancing after the official proclamation had been made. Young and old joined with zest.

Although the tea given to the schoolchildren on the following day had to be transferred to the Drill hall because of rain, instead of being held in the Square, this was certainly not allowed to mar the happiness or success of the occasion. There was a wonderful response to the donation for the tea.

A similar success was the tea, also in the Drill Hall on the same day, given to Old-Age Pensioners. The Mayor and Mayoress (Ald and Mrs L S Hutchings), who so ably led the VJ rejoicing, are seen in the pictures, the Mayor standing on the extreme left in that of the children’s tea and the Mayoress on the extreme left of that of the pensioners’ tea.