Veterans, locals and civic leaders all gathered to pay a respectful tribute to those killed during Britain's wars throughout the last century during a number of moving Remembrance Sunday services across Ashfield.

In Sutton town centre, the emotional day began with soldiers past and present along with members of Sutton Air Cadets and residents coming together to parade to the town's St Mary's Church for a special service.

During the service, prayers were said and hymns sung to honour the memory of fallen soldiers and for those currently involved in conflicts around the world.

Cannon Terry Joyce, director of Ordinan's at Southwell and Nottingham Diocese, told the congregation: "The two-minute silence we will observe today is more poignant now, people are more keen than ever before to observe it.

"We are given the chance to think and reflect. We all have different things to remember and it is an important part of who we are.

"We now have to look forward, we have to remember what happened in the past, but also build on the suffering of the past and present to reflect on new horizons and to make things different. We have to show we have taken to heart the story of the past."

Following the 45-minute service, the large congregation silently made its way to the nearby Sutton War Memorial statue to observe the traditional two-minute silence.

And as the gathered crowd fell silent, heroic veterans from previous conflicts shed tears for their former comrades.

Among the veterans to pay their respects was Rex Owen, of the Kirkby British Legion, who told Chad it had been an emotional day for all former servicemen.

Said Rex: "This service is very poignant at the current time with so many British soldiers being killed in the conflicts around the world.

"It is a very emotional time for us all. The former soldiers remember everything that they and their comrades went through and the sacrifices that they made, today brings it all to a climax for them.

"Many sacrifices were made by many men in this area and across the country and its vital that we remember that. We lost a lot of good men during the various wars and conflicts and we need to honour their efforts."