Communities around Bristol mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day
The celebration commemorates the end of World War II in 1945
Towns and cities in the west country will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory of Japan) Day on August 15th.
The celebration commemorates the end of World War II in 1945.
A national two-minute silence will be observed at noon, in memory of those who lost their lives in Asia and the Pacific.
Here are the VJ events taking place around Bristol:
Whitchurch Memorial Service
At 11am, Whitchurch and Pensford Royal British Legion (RBL) will be hosting veterans at a memorial service and tea party at the memorial garden. The group have installed a bench celebrating the end of WW2.
Staple Hill Service of Remembrance
The local RBL branch will commemorate the anniversary with a service at The War Memorial on Page Park from noon.
Celebrations at St James Church, Mangotsfield
Community Pastor Ian Campbell and Rev. James Cannan are holding a service of remembrance and celebration in the church grounds at 8pm.
Bradford and Avon
WW2 veteran Roy Booth will lay a poppy wreath at the town's war memorial at 7pm. The event is organised by the RBL in partnership with the town council and local residents.
Weston-super-Mare Picnic on the Lawn
Weston Town Council and the local RBL branch are hosing a Picnic On The Lawn to celebrate the end of WW2. The festivities start at noon and will feature entertainment from Blitz Time Sally and The Rainbow Singers.
Frome Service of Commemoration
At midday, the town will mark VJ Day with a short service of commemoration at the Frome Memorial, with standards and playing of The Last Post.
What can we expect to see elsewhere?
The King and Queen will honour Second World War veterans on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
Royal British Legion guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105 who served in the Far East and Pacific.
Charles, patron of the RBL, Camilla, and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will attend the event which honours British, Commonwealth and Allied veterans who served in the Far East theatres of war including Myanmar and the Pacific and Indian Ocean territories.
Around 1,500 guests will hear first-hand testimony from veterans who experienced conflict in the Far East before the war ended when atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender and VJ Day on August 15 1945.
The service will begin with a national two-minute silence and include flypasts by the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster - with military bagpipers playing at dawn in the Far East section of the Arboretum.
The Prime Minister held a special reception at Downing Street for veterans on Thursday, at which he said: "Eighty years since our victory in the Second World War, we pay our respects to the many who fought, were captured, and made the ultimate sacrifice in the Far East.
"Our country owes a great debt to those who fought for a better future, so we could have the freedoms and the life we enjoy today. We must honour that sacrifice with every new generation."