Teignmouth marked VJ Day this morning with a flag-raising ceremony in The Triangle to mark 80 years since victory over Japan was declared bringing an end to the Second World War.

Town councillors, the town crier and Newton Abbot MP Martin Wrigley gathered to witness the raising of the flag and listen to an address by Reverend Dave Wilkie from the Haldon Mission.

Teignmouth mayor councillor Cate Williams said the commemoration was about more than marking VJ Day, but it was also about remembering how the community pulled together to look out for each other.

‘Today, as we raise the flag, let us remind ourselves of the unity that saw us through dark times,’ she said.

The community spirit continued with a cream tea celebration at the town council offices at Bitton House. Guests included 100-year-old Royal Navy veteran Jack Bell.

This evening, the town will gather to watch the lighting of a beacon at the town’s war memorial on Teignmouth Promenade.