People invited to attend Great Yarmouth service to mark anniversary of D-Day

The service takes place in St George's Park, Great Yarmouth, and marks the crucial day in 1944 when almost 160,000 allied troops started landing on the Normandy beaches in France, beginning the liberation of occupied Europe.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council holds the service annually in collaboration with Great Yarmouth Minster and the Great Yarmouth branch of the Royal British Legion to honour the memory of those who fought and paid the ultimate price for freedom during the Second World War.

There will be a two-minute silence and the Mayor of Great Yarmouth, Councillor Carl Annison, will lay a wreath at the war memorial on behalf of the borough. Members of the Royal British Legion will also lay a wreath.

People are asked to arrive for the service at 5:50pm for a 6pm start. The service - which will include readings, prayers and hymns - will be led by Revd Canon Simon Ward.

Councillor Annison said: "The borough's annual D-Day service is an opportunity for our community to honour and remember those who sacrificed so much during the Second World War.

''We hope as many people as possible are able to attend the service to mark this important anniversary in Great Yarmouth's calendar.''