Video of Salisbury CND's Hiroshima Day Candle Float 2025

Posted: 22nd August 2025

To all those who joined us on the night, and to all those who couldn’t make it, we hope you find this video evokes the spirit of that very special evening.

Our very warm thanks to all who contributed to the success of the evening.  The students in Kyoso School in Horishima who kindly decorated 20 lanterns and sent them over to us.  The Hiroshima Coventry Club and the teachers who helped the students.  The Mayor of Hiroshima for his wise letter. The considerable team in Salisbury CND who prepared our candles, launched and recovered them from the river and those who photographed the event and made this video.  The friendly co-operation of all involved reflected a peaceful approach to life in such stark contrast to the horrors unleashed by the nuclear weapons we were all remembering.

You can watch the video via this link: https://youtu.be/ZLflYn022gI

Photographs from the evening are here:
Salisbury CND Hiroshima and Nagasaki candle float
More pictures from Salisbury CND Candle Float

Press coverage is available here:
Salisbury Journal article about our Hiroshima Day Candle Float
Salisbury and Avon Gazette coverage of our candle float
Letter in the Salisbury Journal about the Candle Float



You can see our candle floats from previous years by looking through the playlist associated with the video.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx95PgkWmk8Hp4O2MhPbupx6uujF4ZqGs