What is happening in Devon and Cornwall on VE Day?

People in Devon and Cornwall are marking the 80th anniversary since the end of World War Two in Europe.

On 8 May 1945 at exactly 15:00 BST, Sir Winston Churchill took to the radio waves to announce Germany’s surrender.

The date is known as VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, and this year marks 80 years since the announcement.

A number of events and celebrations are planned across the counties – including two minutes of silence, concerts and bell ringing.

Parades, marches and wreath-laying are due to take place.

In Plymouth there will be a flag raising and gun salute from the Citadel at 11:00, followed by a full parade on Plymouth Hoe.

In Brixham, there will be a parade at 10:45 to Brixham War Memorial, where a wreath-laying ceremony will take place. There will then be a march to Fore Street at 12:00.

In Truro there will be a wreath-laying service at the war memorial on Boscawen Street at 11:00.

In St Ives there will be a wreath-laying with representatives from the St Ives Royal British Legion, again at 11:00.

From 11:00 there will be live music on Plymouth Hoe, before an evening concert at 17:30.

In Okehampton, there will be vintage music throughout the day from artists Terrie-May Nightingale and Jive Junction.

There is also set to be live performances from local musicians and choirs at Pendennis Castle in Falmouth after 16:30.

A chorus of bells will toll from cathedrals and churches across the country at 18:30, followed by beacon lighting events in a nationwide event at 21:30.

There is set to be bell ringing at Truro Cathedral, as well as other churches in the area, and at 21:30 the beacon will be lit at Truro Cathedral.

In St Austell, St Paul’s Church in Charlestown and St Levan’s in Higher Porthpean will ring a peal of bells to mark the occasion.

In Falmouth, a beacon will be lit at Pendennis Castle.