FALLEN soldiers were remembered in Basingstoke on Saturday, as people marked Armistice Day.

A large crowd of shoppers in The Malls gathered in Castle Square as buglers from The Old Basing Royal British Legion Corps of Drums played the Last Post.

Veterans and residents of all ages then observed the traditional two-minute silence to remember the British servicemen and women who have died in conflicts from the First World War to the present day.

The silence was followed by a performance by the corps in The Malls, while people took the opportunity to donate to the Poppy Appeal.

Drum Major Dave Godfrey said Remembrance Day falling on a Saturday meant more members of the corps and the public had been able to mark the occasion.

He said: "It was a very large crowd, which was good to see.

"We supply buglers to be at The Malls every year on November 11, but because it was a Saturday this year, we managed to get 11 buglers and the band."

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council also held an Armistice Day ceremony at the War Memorial at the Civic Offices, in Basingstoke, on Saturday.

Members of the borough council and the public held a two-minute silence, before borough mayor, Councillor Tony Jones, and the council's chief executive, Gordon Holdcroft, laid a wreath.

Basingstoke residents were among millions of Britons who observed the two-minute silence, which marks the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918.

The silence honours those who lost their lives then and in conflicts since.