VE Day in pictures - Dorset marks 80th anniversary

VE Day 80 celebrations ended with beacons lit across the UK, including at Portland, overlooking Chesil Beach and the Jurassic Coast.

VE Day celebrations came to a close across Dorset on Thursday with beacon lighting ceremonies across the county.

It followed memorial services and a two-minute silence at midday to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe.

Processions, parades, afternoon teas and concerts were among the events organised throughout the day.

In Lyme Regis there was a torchlight procession to the beach, while in Portland, a brass band played as the sunset turned the sky orange over the Jurassic Coast.

Music and singing by Lisa Locarno accompanied the beacon lighting ceremony at Christchurch Quay

Dorset MP Edward Morello joined the torch procession in Lyme Regis where torchbearers walked from from Langmoor and Lister Gardens to Sandy Beach

In Portland, Weymouth Concert Brass played as the sun set over Chesil Beach

Actor Martin Clunes, who is a deputy lieutenant of Dorset, joined the celebrations in Ferndown where residents enjoyed an afternoon tea

A memorial service was held at Portland's cenotaph

Firefighters assembled outside Dorchester fire station to mark the two-minute silence at midday

In Dorchester, the national tribute was read by town crier Anthony Harrison, accompanied by mayor Robin Potter and members of the Royal Navy Association