D Day Commemorations 2024 Beacon Lighting. Among them will be series of beacon lightings this evening. Published on tuesday, 7th may 2024.
Wreaths were laid at the cenotaph in st helier to pay tribute to the 156,000 allied troops who landed on normandy’s coast on 6 june, 1944, the start of a campaign. Beacons will be lit at antrim castle gardens and mossley mill on thursday 6 june as part of a uk wide commemoration to mark the 80 th.