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VE Day in pictures: Oxfordshire marks anniversary

BBC BBC Radio Oxford's Bridgette Tetteh standing with three women with 1940s hairstyles dressed in 1940s RAF uniformsBBC
BBC Radio Oxford's Bridgette Tetteh broadcasted her show live from an afternoon tea at the Corn Exchange in Witney

Memorial services and celebrations were held across Oxfordshire on Thursday marking 80 years since VE Day.

Hundreds of people took part in processions, parades, afternoon teas and concerts throughout the day.

A two-minute silence at midday marked the anniversary of the end of the war in Europe and, after dark, beacons were lit across the UK.

In Witney, people danced in the street while in Chipping Norton residents ed in singing at an afternoon tea at the town hall.

Banbury Town Council Dozens of people sitting at long tables on the pedestrian area outside town centre shops. The tables are decorated with union flag table cloths.Banbury Town Council
The centre of Banbury was transformed into a street party for VE Day
Bicester Town Council Two jeep-style World War Two-era military vehiclesBicester Town Council
Military enthusiasts brought their vehicles along to Bicester's VE Day events
Thame Town Council A big band on an outdoor stage with a man standing in front at the microphoneThame Town Council
Thame's entertainment came in the form of Ross Hardman and the Thame Concert Band
Witney Town Council A town crier standing at the upstairs window of a grand stone building. She is wearing red ceremonial robes. Over the entrance to the building is a blanket of poppies overlaid with a union flagWitney Town Council
Witney's town crier Jean Postlethwaite-Dixon announced the nation's official cry from a window in the Corn Exchange
Bicester Town Council A parade of about 40 military personnel in brown uniforms. They are standing in three rows.Bicester Town Council
Bicester Town Council hosted events at Garth Park including a military parade and music
Chipping Norton Town Council A view looking down into a hall ahead of an afternoon tea. Some people are already sitting at tables and on the right is a serving table full of cakes. A man and woman behind the serving table are looking up and wavingChipping Norton Town Council
Chipping Norton Town Council hosted a series of "sing-song" events and afternoon tea at the town hall
A man and woman dancing in the street as others stand and watch.
People danced in the street outside Witney's Corn Exchange

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