REMEMBRANCE Sunday was celebrated with moving services held across the county.

Remembrance day fell on Armistice Day which also commemorated the centennial of the end of the First World War.

Hundreds of people gathered outside Worcester Cathedral and down the High Street ready for the traditional Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 10.00am followed by a service and two minutes silence at 11am yesterday.

After the silence, poppies were fired out of a canon over the crowds and the service was followed by a military parade down the High Street ending at the Guildhall.

Rt Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester said after the service: "I think it is wonderful that so many people came to commemorate this really significant and poignant anniversary. At the service we gave thanks and I pray that there will be peace."

Cadet Warrant Officer James Warrington, 19, a Lord Lieutenant Cadet, said: "I thought it was fantastic, really good, a nice act of remembrance for the hundred year anniversary of World War One."

SSM Baxter of the Stourbridge Cadets, 17 said "The poppies coming out of the canon was a nice part, and the ceremony in the cathedral was very moving."

A service and parade took place at St John's Church in Worcester with the 2nd Worcester Beavers, Cubs and Scouts taking part in the parade.

A parade from Great Malvern Library to Great Malvern Priory took place before the service at the war memorial located in Malvern Priory Church. After the service was a wreath-laying ceremony at the library.

Malvern Town Council, along with the Remembrance Committee and Malvern Museum has a special Field of Remembrance in the grounds of the library, which is being held until November 15. Members of the public are invited to plant wooden crosses in remembrance of the fallen.

In Ledbury, the community held a service in the Town Centre where there was a knitted poppy display. Revd Bill Mackenzie, Ledbury’s Royal British Legion chaplain led the service and Cllr Liz Harvey laid a wreath on behalf of the Herefordshire Council.

In Evesham, the Royal British Legion met at the Market Square and then and then paraded to the war memorial for a service. Tim George who attended the service said: "It was very well attended and respectful. The two minutes silence was immaculately observed. The local MP was present."

Droitwich also celebrated with a well attended service with wreath laying in the Town Centre.