A Blackpool veteran who lost his sight and both his hands in the Second World War had the honour of leading the biggest delegation at Sunday's national service of remembrance in Whitehall.

Bill Griffiths, 85 laid a wreath on behalf of St Dunstan's, the charity for blind former service men and women,on Sunday.

Mr Griffiths, who recalled his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese in his book, 'Blind to Misfortune' was alongside the charity's chairman Captain Michael Gordon-Lennox RN along with more than 250 representatives of St Dunstan's.

Events also took place across the Fylde Coast both on Armistice Day, last Friday, when the traditional firing of flares took place at points along the Fylde Coast and on Remembrance Sunday

And some of the biggest contributors to the Fylde Coast's remembrance events are meeting up next week for a special event.

For the first time in 15 years a special 'thank you' event is being organised for the Fylde's standard bearers, who represent veterans at a range of events throughout the year.

Organiser, Decca Taylor, said: "The standard bearers go out in all weather conditions to funerals, services etc so we wanted to set up some kind of a do to say thank you to them.

"We actually did a similar event around 15 years ago and nobody has ever done it since, so we decided to go to the lottery people and get a grant."

The mayors of Fylde, Wyre and Blackpool will join invited local schoolchildren, who will have a chance to learn about the experiences of the veterans.

The event takes place at the Guards Club on Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, on Saturday, November 26