Services remember victims of war

The poppy was first used as the symbol of remembrance in 1921

Remembrance services have been taking place across the West Midlands in memory of the lives lost in conflict.

In Coventry veterans have paraded with members of the armed services and the public in the city's War Memorial Park.

Mayors and other civic leaders in Shropshire have attended services while a parade across Wolverhampton started the city centre's day of remembrance.

One thousand people were expected at Worcester Cathedral in one of the largest services outside of London.

60th anniversary

A bugler played at a service at the cenotaph in Newcastle-under-Lyme after an urgent appeal to find one.

Alison Cartlidge, 20, from Forsbrook, stepped in to help at the last minute after hearing a bugler was needed to play the Last Post.

Ms Cartlidge studies trumpet-playing at the Royal Welsh College of Music in Cardiff.

A Birmingham war memorial, the Tree of Life sculpture, was returned to its correct place close to St Martin's Church in the Bull Ring, in time for Sunday's events.

It was temporarily put up in October but then had to be removed to secure its foundations.

Ceremonies have taken on a special significance this year as it is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The poppy was first used as the symbol of Remembrance Day in 1921.