TODAY, Thursday, June 6, events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history, will be held in Crediton.

To commemorate D-Day 80 and other battles of 1944, the town crier will read a proclamation on the Town Square at 8am.

Tonight, a beacon lighting ceremony will take place in Beacon Park (at the top of George Hill).

There will be old-time music, vintage cars, and traditional refreshments.

All are invited to attend from 8pm onwards to enjoy music from Crediton Town Band.

Have your picture taken with a 1928 Morris Cowley, sip on a glass of punch as you croon along to “The White Cliffs of Dover”.

At 9.15pm the beacon will be lit, at precisely the same time as beacons across Britain and Europe.

Join friends and neighbours for two minutes’ silence to mark the 80th anniversary of 156,000 Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy.