Tommy - VE Day exhibition
Tommy is a local historian and collector of photographs. He has put on many exhibitions on local events and areas.
During the first Lockdown he was due to have an exhibition on VE Day celebrations in the area. However, as the village hall was closed, he was determined to still go ahead and not let a small matter of a world pandemic stop him.
He stayed with his photos most of the day and was visited by many people enjoying their ‘daily walk’. I thought if this was the reaction to an event 100 years ago, I should document the Corona Virus’s impact on Consett, as it is the biggest event in my lifetime.