It's 80th years on June 6th since the Allied Forces landed in Normandy in the biggest naval, air and land operation in history. 

And Sandbach will be commemorating the day with a full list of activities taking place.  

They begin at 8.30 am with the reading of the D-Day 80 Proclamation at Sandbach War Memorial followed by flags of peace hoisted on several buildings and venues at 9 am. 

At 11am, schools will take part in a national reading of the 'D-Day Heroes' poem and then at 6.30 pm St Mary's Church in Sandbach will be ringing the bell 

There is then a fish and chip supper at 7 pm honoring the importance of fish and chips during WII. 

They were never rationed during the war and legend has it, paratroopers called out 'fish' behind enemy lines, hopefully getting the reply 'chips'.  

St Mary' Church in Sandbach will play an important part in the D-Day commemorations. (Photo: Nub News)

At 9 pm, there will be a small parade from Sandbach Town Hall to the Cobbles before a two-minute silence at 9.12 pm and then a beacon lit at 9.15 pm and a reading of the International Tribute by seven young people of Sandbach. 

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Residents and visitors are encouraged to take their fish and chips to eat on the Cobbles, ahead of the beacon lighting ceremony. 

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