Prizes to be won in town centre VE Day Anniversary Trail
Our Bury St Edmunds BID chief executive Mark Cordell launches the VE Day anniversary trail. Photo: Our Bury St Edmunds BID.
A free activity trail to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day is about to launch in Bury St Edmunds town centre.
Open to all ages it involves discovering 10 different objects that have a World War II theme – including a ration book and newspaper declaring VE day – wherever the trail poster is displayed in shop windows.
Those finding all 10 items – which could be in the window or inside the premises – will be entered into a draw with a £100 gift card as the top prize.
The trail – which starts on Monday (April 7) – and competition has been organised by Our Bury St Edmunds Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with the Bury Free Press.
More than 55 town centre businesses are participating but those taking part in the competition will only need to find each of the 10 individual items once.
Chief executive of Our Bury St Edmunds BID, Mark Cordell, said: “Our town centre trails are always popular especially those with an historical theme.
“This year is a very important commemoration of the ending of the Second World War and we wanted to reflect that with this trail and other activities we have planned later in the year.
“We’ve had the best take up from town centre businesses of any of our trails too, so there will be plenty of opportunities to find the 10 different items as all will appear more than once.
“I’m grateful to all the local businesses who are supporting the trail.
“It’s a perfect family activity giving an opportunity to visit different parts of the town centre and can be done over a number of days.
“We are offering three Our Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Gift Cards of £100, £75 and £50 as the prizes.”
The entry form for the trail can be downloaded from ourburystedmunds.com and will be published in the Bury Free Press.
It can also be collected from visitor information points at The Apex, Moyse’s Hall Museum and the Cathedral shop. The competition runs until June 1.
The trail is also being supported by the Suffolk Regiment Museum, which is located in Out Risbygate. The Museum has assisted with historical information to support the trail.
Full details including terms and conditions and how to enter the prize draw can be found at www.ourburystedmunds.com