VE Day 2020

TOMMY STEPS IN TO THE BREACH AS VE DAY EVENTS ARE CANCELLED

As the country plunged into lockdown in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, celebrations for the 75th anniversaries of the climatic events of the Second World War were forced to be completely rethought...

TOMMY IN THE WINDOW

As street parties, mass gatherings and public events were cancelled, RBLI’s Tommy in the Window campaign offered the nation the opportunity to commemorate, by placing special edition Tommy figures and stickers in their windows.

Produced by veterans working in our social enterprise factory, Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the campaign gripped the heart of the nation, with more than 30,000 Tommies sold.

More importantly, over £1 million was raised for veterans and their families and we are so grateful to everyone that got behind this incredible show of support.

We know that so many of you Tommy Club Champions joined the campaign to ensure there was a legion of ‘Tommys’ all over the country, to honour this poignant day in history and to thank a generation that made many sacrifices for peace in Europe.

Former head of the British Army and now Tommy Club Founding President Lord Dannatt said:

“This is a good time to remember that the nation has been through difficult times before and has come through challenges by pulling together.

The RBLI Tommy figure represents the price of victory and this special edition Tommy remembers many lives lost and many sacrifices that won peace for Europe in 1945.

As the Tommies are made by veterans they also represent our country’s support for veterans today.”

Window stickers, flags and special edition Tommy figures for this year’s VE Day celebrations are now on sale via the Tommy shop: rbli.shop/collections/ve-day-2021