THE 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings has been commemorated in Crediton.
![Town Crier Kevin Payne, Deputy Mayor Steve Huxtable and Crediton RBL President Henry Parker in Crediton Town Square for proclamation](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/58/Town_Crier_Kevin_Payne__Deputy_Mayor_Steve_Huxtable_and_Crediton_RBL_President_Henry_Parker_in_Crediton_Town_Square_for_proclamation__Crediton_Town_Council_.jpg?trim=0,4,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Town Crier Kevin Payne delivered the proclamation in the Town Square on the morning of Thursday, June 6.
![Crowds gathering](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/40/Crowds_gathering.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Before noon, children at Landscore and Hayward’s primary schools and Queen Elizabeth's School read the “D-Day Heroes” poem.
![Classic cars](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/03/Classic_cars.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
In the evening, crowds gathered in Beacon Park for the lighting of the beacon accompanied by 1940s music from Crediton Town Band, a selection of classic cars and refreshments.
![A vintage car](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/22/A_vintage_car.jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Deputy Mayor Steve Huxtable delivered a short speech and Queen Elizabeth’s School student Bella Gurney read the tribute.
![Bella Gurney reading tribute in front of lit beacon with Deputy Mayor Steve Huxtable, right](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/49/Bella_Gurney_reading_tribute_in_front_of_lit_beacon_with_Deputy_Mayor_Steve_Huxtable__right__Will_Goddard__Crediton_Courier_.jpg?trim=0,55,0,495&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Crediton RBL Branch President Henry Parker then lit the beacon, with help from a local firefighter, at 9.15pm, precisely the same time as others across the nation and Europe.
![Two-minute silence](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/06/07/8/10/Two_minute_silence.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
A two-minute silence then followed.
D-Day refers to the major Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. It is the largest amphibious invasion in history.