VE Day 80th anniversary services held in Bradford
BBCPeople across the Bradford district have joined many others across the nation in marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day - the day World War Two ended in Europe.
A number of events and services took place as part of wider efforts to celebrate, commemorate and reflect the events of 8 May 1945.
A special service was held at 11:00 BST at the Bradford War Memorial in the city centre, with Lord Mayor Councillor Beverley Mullaney hosting a multi-faith service led by Bradford Cathedral.
Services were also held in Keighley, Ilkley, Wibsey, East Morton and Shipley, while Bingley's commemorations are due to take place on Saturday.
At the Bradford War Memorial service, which was attended by about 150 people, the Lord Mayor said: "The sacrifices made are enabling all of us who are here today to live our lives freely - and for that we should always remember.
"It is important we take this opportunity to remember those sacrifices, as well as the resilience of those who have gone before us."
She said her grandfather, Joseph Platt, had fought and was injured in World War Two: "He went off and he came back minus a leg, in a wheelchair. My other grandad, he was off serving too.
"And then there were the family members who were shipped away when the war was on. They had to go and live with other families out of Bradford until the war ended.
"I think we should learn from history. Peace is what we all need at the moment around the world, not just here in England but everywhere around the world."
The Reverend Canon Ned Lunn, Bradford Cathedral's canon for inter-cultural mission and the arts, led the multi-faith service, which was attended by representatives from the Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Sikh and Hindu faiths.
He said: "Remembrance is always a time not just to look back to remember and to honour those who fell in previous conflicts, but also to make recommitments to the people, the citizens of where you live - commitments to fellow human beings to the pursuit of peace."
The Reverend Canon Lunn also referred to current conflicts across the globe, "particularly Kashmir and particularly in the Middle East - these are not just headlines, this is not just another conflict for the people of Bradford, these are personal".
"These are family members, friends, ancestral homes, which again are continually returning to uncertainty, fear and violence," he said.
VE Day events were also held in a number of other places across the Bradford district including Keighley, Ilkley, and Wibsey.
Meanwhile, an exhibition opened at the East Morton War Memorial Institute which runs until Sunday, looking at local soldiers who served in the war, with a commemoration event planned for Saturday.
Several other VE events are also due to take place in Bingley on Saturday.
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