LOCAL historian, photograph collector and Voice reader Barrie Doney has no shortage of pictures and stories from Cornwall’s past, which he shares with Voice Newspaper readers every week.

This week’s photograph shows VE Celebrations in Bodmin in 1945.

Barrie says of this photograph: “VE celebrations May 8, 1945 at Bodmin. Photo taken from the top of the Palace Cinema. The only one a recognise in the photo is Charlie Wall playing the bass Drum in the Town Band. He was still playing the drum when I joined the band in the 1950's.”