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May 2025 Commemorations.
To mark not just the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino but also the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War in Italy, there will be two separate events in May.
On Saturday 3rd May, there will be a Service at Blackhall St Columba’s Church, Edinburgh, (home of the Monte Cassino Cross) to mark the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War in Italy on 2nd May 1945.
The service will start (subject to final confirmation) at 16:00. This Service will also be live-streamed on the Blackhall St Columba’s webpage –
https://www.blackhallstcolumba.org.uk/live-stream-services-and-info/.
On Saturday 17th May, we will mark the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino at the Society’s Memorial Stone in the National Memorial Arboretum, Lichfield. We will gather at 13:45 at the Memorial for a 14:00 start, and invite members and visitors to meet in the café after the service for an informal get-together.
As stated on the NMA’s website, “entry to the Arboretum is free, however they recommend booking your visit in advance to guarantee entry and save on parking.”
Please contact us if you are intending to attend either (or both) of the Services so that we can keep a tally of the expected numbers.
We will be at the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday 9th November 2025. If you are not coming you can see it live on television.
If you intend to lay a symbol of remembrance at your local Memorial service on 9th November for yourself or on behalf of the Italian campaign, we would be interested to hear from you.
