Services have been held to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory in Japan) Day in World War Two.
A commemorative service was held at the Morecambe Cenotaph on Friday morning.
This was organised by the Morecambe & Heysham Branch of the Royal British Legion, the Bay Veterans Association, Morecambe Town Council and Lancaster City Council.
The service was led by Fr Michael Childs of St Barnabas' Church and the Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.
Images below from Tony North:





Local D-Day veteran, 101-year-old Richard Brock, the Lancashire County Council Armed Forces Champion, the Lancaster City mayor, the Lancaster City Council Armed Forces Champion, and local Armed Forces Association standard bearers and veterans all took part in the ceremony.
Following the service, there was a reception in Morecambe Town Hall for VIPs, invited guests and Armed Forces veterans and their families, who also observed the national two minutes' silence at noon and then witness the formal signing of the Armed Forces Covenant by Morecambe Town Council.
A service was also held in Lancaster at the Garden of Remembrance, Lancaster Town Hall, and at Carnforth War Memorial on Friday.
Images below form Lancaster City Council:



VJ Day marks the end of World War II in the Pacific and signifies the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces on August 15, 1945, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


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