Guernsey’s ambulance service represented at VE Day event in London
2 May 2025
Paramedic team leader Andy Adam will represent Guernsey's ambulance service at the national VE Day parade in London on 5th May.
Andy, who is Guernsey’s longest serving paramedic and is due to celebrate 40 years of service this summer, will be part of the Civilian Services Contingent for the national event. The Civilian Services Contingent is made up of nominated representatives from various agencies including the Police, Fire, Ambulance and Prison Services, St John Ambulance and the British Red Cross.
The VE Day parade will act as a symbolic focal point to remember those who died in World War II and as a celebration of peace. Military personnel and uniformed representatives will march from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace, passing the Cenotaph, which will be draped in Union Flags for the occasion.
Andy said: “It is a great honour to be invited to represent Guernsey and the ambulance service at this national event and historic occasion. I was lucky enough to attend the Remembrance Sunday parade last year, so I know a bit about what to expect, there are several days of drill practice before hand because everything has to be just right. I think the emotions will be very different to November because this event is both an act of remembrance and a time to celebrate.”
The parade is part of several days of commemorative events taking place in London, which also include the VE Day flypast of historic and modern military aircraft on 5th May and a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on 8th May. Street parties are also being held in towns and cities across the UK, to reflect the public celebrations that took place in 1945.
Meanwhile on 9th May in Guernsey, Chief Executive Officer Mark Mapp will attend the Liberation Day church service at the Town Church, St Peter Port, before which the Head of Operations Dean de la Mare will carry the Ambulance and Rescue service standard at the Liberation Day parade and inspection on the quay.
