The D-Day anniversary sees a huge flotilla of 80 boats travel the estuary

Today’s events in Falmouth will begin with a small wreath-laying service in Kimberley Park, followed by an impressive flotilla traveling the Carrick Roads, before finishing with the lighting of their lighthouse to celebrate the ‘light of peace’ that has emerged from darkness. of war.

Starting at 1am, two wreaths will be laid – one by the Mayor of Falmouth and one by a military representative. Then, in the afternoon, Falmouth City Council, Falmouth Harbor and Truro Harbor coordinate up to 80 boats in a flotilla event which aims to commemorate the largest seaborne invasion in history and honors the courage and sacrifice of Allied Forces troops.

Many Allied Forces troops were stationed in and around Falmouth during the Second World War and the flotilla will cruise past some of these locations along the River Fal. The fleet will depart from adjacent Tolverne, just past the King Harry Ferry, at 3pm and head down the Carrick Roads Canal (the large body of deep water that separates Falmouth from the Roseland Peninsula) before ending in proximity. Gyllyngvase Beach (weather permitting).

Starting at 21.15, communities across the country will be connected by lighting beacons. Falmouth will light its own lighthouse in the town’s aptly named Beacon area. Then there will be a small event, with performances by a piper and local artists.

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