Nottingham Post published Revd David Monkton: After VE Day a different battle began

Methodist minister Revd David Monkton from Woodthorpe remembers how it felt in the aftermath of VE Day.The termination of war in Europe on VE Day was in the eyes of some not so much a celebration of victory but an ending of war in one zone, soon to be followed by termination in another, with fears of nuclear warfare in the future. For some, VE day made life for those who had lost loved ones even more unbearable, as friend's and relatives' children would soon return home safely. I was 13 at the..