THE moment that the guns fell silent to end the First World War was commemorated in a short service at Belle Vue Terrace in Malvern on Tuesday.

Police stopped traffic as a two-minute silence was observed at 11am.

Ex-service representatives paraded standards and the chairman of Malvern Town Council, Coun Roger Hall-Jones, led the planting of poppies.

The ceremony followed a major event in Malvern on Sunday afternoon, including a march through the town.

Standards of ex-service organisations were paraded and representatives from the emergency services, St John Ambulance, British Red Cross, TS Duke of York Sea Cadet Corps, Malvern Troop of the Army Cadet Force and 1017 (Malvern) Squadron Air Training Corps joined the ranks, all led by the Malvern Hills District Brass Band.

Following a wreath-laying at the memorial in the grounds of Malvern Library and a service in Great Malvern Priory, the parade assembled and headed for Graham Road where a salute was taken by Coun Hall-Jones.

A civic reception was then held at the town council offices on Belle Vue Terrace.

Organisations represented in the commemorations included Malvern Hills District Council, the Royal British Legion, Royal Navy Reserve, Royal Artillery and the Royal Air Forces Association.

Coun Hall-Jones said: "I am very impressed by the attendance for the services, and I hope that people for whom this meaningful ceremony is especially significant will feel comforted by the support that was shown."

n The Gazette & Reporter would like to apologise after the details of Tuesday's service were incorrectly reported as referring to Sunday in last week's edition.