Salisbury CND’s annual remembrance of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which we mark by floating candles and lanterns on the River Avon each year.

The event will be held at Fisherton Street Bridge, SP1 2ND.

Do come and join us for this very special event. We anticipate that our own lanterns will be joined by lanterns prepared by school students in Hiroshima. I

THE PRIEST’S TALE with Michael Mears and Chihiro Ono.
Newly revised and staged for live performance, THE PRIEST’S TALE by actor/playwright Michael Mears is his adaptation of one of the atomic-bomb survivors’ accounts from John Hersey’s remarkable book HIROSHIMA.
Father Wilhelm was a German Jesuit priest living in Hiroshima, who survived the blast but witnessed much of the destruction. THE PRIEST’S TALE is a clear-eyed depiction of the pity of war…and of the terror wrought at the start of our nuclear age.
Live musical accompaniment will be provided by London-based Japanese violinist CHIHIRO ONO. After the 1 hour (approx.) performance there will be a Q and A and a guest speaker – details tbc.
This event is supported by CND, with all donations being shared by Sands Films and CND. No admission charge. Register here: https://sandsmusic.eventive.org/schedule/667d39806749e300a686d8c1

Women in Black vigils take place at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.

Day to commemorate the Anniversary of the execution of Franz Jägerstätter for refusing to serve in Hitler's army.
Followed by a peace walk to the London Peace Pagoda, with a Lantern-lighting ceremony at sunset (no float). The ceremony seeks to reflect on the horrors of war in an atomic age, and to pray together for peace and harmony between all people and nations. All welcome.