He made the peace party and he’s still in the same Portsmouth street 79 years on | Nostalgia

Ricki Scott got in touch about these two photographs which belong to his grandfather, Stan Hore.They show the VE Day street party at Keswick Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth.
By Bob Hind
Published 7th May 2020, 17:44 BST
Updated 7th May 2020, 17:44 BST
The VE Day street party in Keswick Avenue, Copnor. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves but after six years of war it is not surprising. Picture: Stan Hore.The VE Day street party in Keswick Avenue, Copnor. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves but after six years of war it is not surprising. Picture: Stan Hore.
The VE Day street party in Keswick Avenue, Copnor. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves but after six years of war it is not surprising. Picture: Stan Hore.

Ricki told me: ‘My grandad, Stan Hore aged 85, is a huge fan of your articles and has asked me to get in touch in the hope that some photos that he has may be of use to you.

‘He seems to think that you may have appealed for photos such as this. He had misplaced them and had been going out of his mind trying to find them for you.

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‘With the VE Day celebrations on Friday, my grandad’s road, Keswick Avenue in Copnor, will be having front garden street parties, which a group of us have organised, with social distancing of course.’

Keswick Avenue from the opposite end. The lad standing at the table, centre, is Raymond Hore who loaned me the photographs via his grandson Ricki.Keswick Avenue from the opposite end. The lad standing at the table, centre, is Raymond Hore who loaned me the photographs via his grandson Ricki.
Keswick Avenue from the opposite end. The lad standing at the table, centre, is Raymond Hore who loaned me the photographs via his grandson Ricki.

Ricki adds: ‘My grandad has lived in Keswick Avenue since the Second World War after being bombed out of the house he lived in down at Wingfield Street in Portsmouth.

‘He’s been here in Keswick Avenue for 79 years and is the oldest resident down the avenue.

‘He is also the only remaining resident who has been here since the Second World War,’ says Ricki.

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