{"id":324961,"date":"2025-05-09T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=324961"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:56:01","slug":"c2c-surprises-commuters-with-ve-day-event-at-fenchurch-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/c2c-surprises-commuters-with-ve-day-event-at-fenchurch-street\/","title":{"rendered":"c2c Surprises Commuters with VE Day Event at Fenchurch Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 8 May 2025, rail operator Trenitalia c2c surprised commuters travelling through its London terminus, Fenchurch Street station, with a special event to commemorate the 80<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day.<\/p>\n<p>The afternoon event opened with included music from community group, The Billericay Men\u2019s Shed (Dementia Support Group), who performed with Marc Barnacle and Rob Fillary from T.I.M.E. (Together in Musical Expression) &#8211; an Essex-based charity devoted to breaking down barriers and bringing people of all ages and abilities together to experiment, grow and have fun through music. They were followed by Southend-based professional singer Holly Julier who sang a number of songs from the 1940\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The team from c2c served VE Day cakes to customers and stakeholders coming through the station, while sharing a captivating gallery of artwork,\u00a0<span data-teams=\"true\">from the Southend Museums archives<\/span>, that showed the impact bombings during the Blitz had across the c2c route during WWII (World War Two). Southend Central station was a hub for evacuees before they travelled up to the Midlands, and historic images of bomb damage to Shoeburyness and Southend Central stations are also displayed in the gallery, which remains in place at the front of Fenchurch Street station.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, c2c also hosted a 1940\u2019s themed photobooth, where people travelling through the station could stop and have their photograph taken wearing VE Day flags, hats and 1940s attire.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion, c2c created a film to commemorate the day, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8q5VXJN3Dhs?si=P0vxYxBihaHVoh2j\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rob Mullen, c2c Managing Director, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is so important that we remember the unfathomable effort and sacrifice it took from men and women across the world to end WWII in Europe and abroad. Their efforts are always held dear to our hearts \u2013 especially as it begins to pass beyond living memory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we celebrate Railway 200 this year, it\u2019s also a powerful reminder of how deeply the railway is woven into our national story \u2014 not just as a means of transport, but as a force for unity, resilience and remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event at Fenchurch Street station is a reminder of just what the men and women of our local communities went through in the name of fighting oppression and tyranny. We are deeply committed to always honouring those heroic people who took on the burden of a lifetime to defend our freedoms; the incredible picture gallery we have at Fenchurch Street station gives us an amazing insight into what life looked like back then.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several of c2c\u2019s community partners were present through the day, with representatives from Missing People, Southend Museums, Basildon Borough Council and Essex Wildlife Trust all present to help us mark the day, alongside Richard Holden, MP for Basildon and Billericay.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-324961 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/c2c-surprises-commuters-with-ve-day-event-at-fenchurch-street\/681df877bb346-681df877bb347ve80-fst-1-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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