--- title: "Year 6 - VE Day 80" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-08-year-6-ve-day-80" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 6 - VE Day 80 ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/2385502B-D561-4627-8809-473CBDBE50F0.jpeg) 8 May 2025 This morning, year 6 took part in a live assembly to commemorate VE Day. They discovered that although it is a day to celebrate, the end of the war heightened the sense of sadness in people as they reflected on the people they had lost. The children were shocked to hear that 70,000,000 people worldwide lost their lives during the conflict. They also heard from Frank Chester, a 108 year old war veteran, who spoke of his experiences of WW2. A truly remarkable human! ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/2385502B-D561-4627-8809-473CBDBE50F0.jpeg) [Worship](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/worship) [Year 6](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-6) [History](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/history) [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/british-values) [Enrichment](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/enrichment) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/89F12E0D-34A9-46C8-BBCF-2AF77A4DC292.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-07-reception-year-1-and-year-2-story-and-craft-club) Previous ### [Reception, Year 1 and Year 2- Story and Craft Club ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-07-reception-year-1-and-year-2-story-and-craft-club) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/BEF4AC7F-D3DB-45ED-BCC8-80FC2920EBFF.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-09-friday-celebration-worship) Next ### [Friday Celebration Worship ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-09-friday-celebration-worship) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)