12:00-13:00 – Parade through the city to Lister Park
13:00-15:00 – Picnic and Music at the Bandstand in Lister Park
Annual commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Mid-Somerset CND & Peace Group are holding an evening candle float to commemorate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Join London CND for this public meeting hosted by Bruce Kent.
A walk (estimated time 30 mins) between the two Peace Poles in Perth, St Ninian's Episcopal Cathedral North Methven Street to the Rodney Gardens, meet 2.15pm for 2.30 start.
Paisley MSP George Adam will address the gathering.
Meet at the park car park off Glasgow Rd at 5pm to walk together to the garden.
Annual event. A two-minute silence will be followed by spoken words and a chance to float chrysanthemum petals in the Kelvin river.
Aberdeen and District CND will hold a gathering to commemorate the bombing of Nagasaki outside Marshical College, Broad Street
Lantern floating ceremony to mark the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. This is a free event with campaign stalls, live music and refreshments.
Tavistock Peace Action Group will have a stall in Bedford Square, Tavistock, Devon, to commemorate victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing.
The evening will be chaired by Dr Frank Boulton, with a short speech from Cllr Steven Barnes-Andrews, previous mayor of Southampton, then followed by a speech by Kate Hudson, national secretary of CND
This event has been held every year for forty years and is part of the official programme of the International Folk Week.
Annual floating lantern ceremony at the Peace Pagoda
The commemoration will take place at 8pm with readings and floating petals on the pond.
Bring food and drink to share. Children welcome to join in making peace cranes. There will be poetry, songs and music.
Annual event.
The Mayor of Hastings and Mayor for Peace (worldwide network initiated by the Mayor of Hiroshima), Councillor Nigel Sinden, will open the evening event just before sunset.
There will be vigils and readings outside the Rolls Royce plant.
Crawley CND stall in Queens Square, Crawley town centre.
All are welcome to meet at the Bandstand for readings, a period of silent reflection and the dropping of flowers on the river. Bring white flowers if you wish.
