Town and villages across central Somerset came together solemnly on Sunday as services of remembrance took place across the county.

Glastonbury, Street, Shepton Mallet and Wells joined the rest of the UK in falling silent for two minutes at 11:00 GMT to pay respects to those who died in past conflicts.

The event commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars. It also commemorates later conflicts such as the Falklands War, Gulf War, and other conflicts such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Parades and marches were also held and representatives of the armed forces laid wreaths.

The main service in Glastonbury took place at St John's Church and saw hundreds of people gather and take part in the annual parade and wreath laying.

A parade left the Town Hall and marched to service, with a two-minute silence held at 11am.

In Street, a parade started at the Royal British Legion on Farm Road at 2pm, with visits to attend the memorial spots before the official wreath-laying at Merriman Park.

In Shepton Mallet, townsfolk gathered at the Cenotaph to pay their respects, before a parade down to St Peter and St Paul's Church for a Remembrance service at 11.20am.

Jill Fowler at Shepton Mallet cenotaph (Credit: Jill Fowler)

The services will be attended by Members of the Council and local Members of Parliament. Residents are invited to join their local commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, airmen and women, as well as the members of the emergency services and civilians to ensure that no one is forgotten.

In Wells, a Remembrance service took place at St Cuthbert's Chuch, beginning with two minutes of silence and the laying of wreaths. Following the service, there was a parade to the Harry Patch memorial.

Hundreds of metal stemmed poppies were once again planted at The Bishop's Palace and Gardens in Wells in honour of Remembrance Sunday.

There were originally 7,986 poppies in 2018 made by local school children in 2018 – one to mark each life lost of servicemen from the county of Somerset during World War One – but some were sold to raise money for SSAFA and the Wells Branch of the Royal British Legion. 

After the original Somerset poppies project finished it was agreed that the Palace should retain 2,000 poppies in order to continue to display them inside the grounds, as they had been taken to the hearts of the local people of Somerset.

The poppies will be on display from 6th-17th November in the Palace's Quiet Garden.