Nagasaki Atomic Bombing 81st Anniversary Commemorative Event

On 6 August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Casualties from Nagasaki are thought to be between 50,000 and 100,000. By 1950, over 340,000 people had died as a result and generations were poisoned by radiation.

The event will The Hiroshima Tree, Western Pleasure Grounds, (next to the Stables Café Complex), Heaton Park, Manchester at 2pm.

There will be a series of readings at the event including Nagasaki, children’s peace poetry and a choir. The Lord Mayor of Manchester will also be in attendance to lay a wreath for all innocent civilians of war and conflict.