Thousands of people gathered on beaches around Cornwall to say goodbye and thankyou to the millions of soldiers who left our shores during the First World War.
Four beaches in Cornwall and one in Devon were among 32 across the nation where giant portraits of fallen soldiers were created as part of Pages of the Sea, Danny Boyle’s Armistice Day installation.
The portraits were drawn below the high tide line, allowing them to be gradually washed away as the sea came back in, and offering a moment for people to say a collective goodbye.
In Looe, choirs sang on the sand while the East Looe Pioneers running club performed a dance choreographed for the occasion. Crowds paid their respects to Captain Kenneth Wilton, who was born in Pelynt, one of four brothers born to Reverend Canon William Grigson and his wife Mary to lose their lives in the First World War.
Poet Carol Ann Duffy was invited by Danny Boyle to write a new poem The Wound in Time, which was read by individuals, families and communities as they gathered on the beaches.
Across South East Cornwall, people of all ages came together over the Remembrance weekend to take part in parades and services, concerts, plays, readings and ceremonies of all kinds. In this week’s Cornish Times out on Friday we will look back over the events in our district to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice.