RESIDENTS remembered fallen soldiers in a Cotswold town.

Around 100 people gathered at the cenotaph and the war memorial in Moreton to remember those who gave their lives, 80 years after D-day on June 6. 

Two wreaths were laid, one at the cenotaph and the other at the Commonwealth War Memorial at the top cemetery. 

Two minutes of silence was also observed at 11am. 

People were invited to the Redesdale Hall afterwards for refreshments. 

The event was organised by Moreton in Marsh Town Council. 

Malcolm Berry, chairman of Moreton Town Council, said: "We honoured the sacrifice of those given at D-day at the war memorial in town and at the top cemetery. 

"We had a short ceremony and read of the names of people who we lost from the town. 

"The town does not have any British Legion representation and it is something the town council likes to do."

"We also provided refreshments to the public after the wreath laying."

Members of the RAF from the Moreton in Marsh Fire College attended the service and read out the names of the fallen soldiers. 

Mr Berry continued: "It's not the same as Remembrance Sunday and it was advertised as a short ceremony. 

"It was well attended by the public, there was possibly 100 people or more. 

"Obviously everyone was well behaved during the solum two minutes of silence, but you cant do anything about the A429 running through the centre of the town. 

"I think a lot of the people in the town appreciate what we do as it's better than no one doing anything."

Along with the wreath laying, a series of beacons were lit across the country, including in Worcester, Gloucester, Warwick and Shipston. 

D-day, also known as the Normandy Landings or Operation Neptune started the Allied invasion of France on June 6 1944. 

An estimated 10,000 Allied soldiers died during the push, with over 4,000 confirmed to have died.

A British Normandy Memorial was unveiled in 2021on the 77th anniversary of D-day and has the names of over 22,000 soldiers who died over the next two months.