SOME of us can barely recall what we did yesterday, let alone what happened 60 years ago.

But people all over Worcestershire were looking back six decades yesterday - and for some, the memories were as fresh as if they had happened yesterday.

May 8, 1945, is certainly worth remembering.

Because on that date, Hitler and his Fascist friends were officially defeated and six long years of war in Europe came to an end.

We can barely imagine the joy of that first VE - or Victory in Europe - Day as people all over Britain thronged the streets to celebrate the end of suffering and the dawn of a new future.

But in the events that took place at the weekend, those of us who weren't there 60 years ago could get some inkling of what it meant to see the end of the Second World War.

People young and old enjoyed the occasion as patriotic parades and parties were held in our towns and villages.

Britain has not been involved in a conflict as brutal and destructive as the Second World War for 60 years now - and even if you weren't yet born when the war ended, that's a reason to celebrate, if anything is.

But as well as a celebration, the weekend was a time of sadness.

For millions of people never fought and suffered during the Second World War never lived to see VE Day.

And while the flags fluttered and the drums rolled, we were remembering them, too.