PEOPLE across the region gathered together to remember those who gave their lives for the country.

Hundreds attended a service at Evesham War Memorial on Sunday with a parade through the town centre afterwards.

Nearly 400 people joined together to participate in this year's Pershore Schools Armistice Service.

The mayor of Pershore, Cllr Bob Gillmor, the chairman of Wychavon District Council, Cllr Mrs Liz Eyre, Pershore and District Branch Royal British Legion and the Royal Naval Association were amongst the guests inside Pershore Abbey on Friday November 10.

Led by the reverend Claire Lording, approximately 350 local children took part in the town's fifth schools Armistice service with representatives from Pershore High School, Abbey Park Middle and First Schools, Holy Redeemer Primary School, Cherry Orchard First School and St Nicholas C of E Middle School from Pinvin.

Immediately prior to the service, two pupils from each school laid a wreath at the commemorative stone in Pershore Commemorative Garden, following a tradition started back in 2011 when the garden was first created.

ON Friday morning, St Andrew’s CE School held a special assembly to remember and honour those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and the British soldiers killed or injured since 1945.

Following a period of silence, Year 4 pupils then paid poetic tributes to the fallen.

Also in attendance was the School’s chairman of Governors, Michael Hunter, who stated “I was very impressed that all the pupils were extremely respectful throughout the Act of Remembrance.”

Students at The De Montfort School also recognised Remembrance Day with a special service.

Pupils from the school formed the shape of a cross with a poppy in the middle as a mark of respect to those who had died in conflicts around the world.

For the first time, the school welcomed year 4 and year 5 students from St Richard’s Church of England School who formed the petals of the poppy along with TDMS year 6 students and Sixth Form students formed the centre.

Meanwhile the cross was made up of each of the four school houses.

Guests included Liz Eyre, chairman of Wychavon, councillor Mark Goodge, deputy mayor of Evesham Town Council, Robin Phillips from Evesham Royal Air Forces Association and Jeff King from the Royal British Legion and parents, relatives, friends and governors from both schools.

The head boy and head girl read the names of the Bengeworth fallen and poems were also read alongside the observance of the two minute silence.

Student cadets, representing the forces, were in full uniform and laid a special wreath.

Remembrance Sunday at St Egwins Norton and Lenchwick. Nearly 70 people gathered to share Remembrance Sunday at St Egwisn Norton and Lenchwick in a service led by licensed lay minister and padre to Evesham Royal British Legion, Andy Green.

Wreaths were laid and the names of the fallen were read out.

The children at Puddleducks day Nursery in Evesham commemorated the fallen by painting their hands red to make a large poppy.

In Chipping Norton, a service for the year six pupils at Holy Trinity Primary School was held by the Royal British Legion in the town.

The children lay crosses, one for each man from the Second World War on the war memorial. They then said prayers and poems they had written themselves and laid a wreath on behalf of the school.

After Armistice Day services a party, including Mayor Mike Tysoe and our buglers from the Shires Youth Band, made their traditional trip to Little Rissington including cadets from the Air Training Corps.

The cadets laid crosses on the graves of airman who died in and around Chipping Norton before returning to poppy collecting duties.

On Remembrance Sunday, the British Legion marched down to the church in Chipping Norton, pausing to lay a wreath on the 1942 air crash memorial.

The North Cotswolds RAFA joined Tesco staff in Stow to hold a two minute silence.