Scores of people gathered on Weston-super-Mare 's beach for a poignant ceremony organised by Danny Boyle to honour the hundreds of thousands of men who died during WW1.
It's been 100 years since the end of World War One, and to mark the monumental occasion thousands of people around the country headed to beaches to take part in a very special remembrance service
At Weston, artists Sand In Your Eye designed a large-scale portrait of a casualty from the Great War which was carved on the beach and washed away as the tide came in. There were also sculptures eerily stood in the sand, wearing full solider attire.
Residents used rakes to sculpt on to the beach the outline of soldiers who tragically died while protecting our country. And dug sandcastles to represent the fallen.
The Slumdog Millionaire director previously said: “Beaches are truly public spaces, where nobody rules other than the tide.
"They seem the perfect place to gather and say a final goodbye and thank you to those whose lives were taken or forever changed by the First World War.
"I’m inviting people to watch as the faces of the fallen are etched in the sand, and for communities to come together to remember the sacrifices that were made.”
Writer Carol Ann Duffy wrote a new poem for the ceremony, This was handed out to people in Weston during the event.
Leader of North Somerset Council Nigel Ashton said: “A whole generation of young people was wiped out in the Great War. Honouring the fallen at such a poignant event offers us the opportunity to commemorate those that gave their lives and recognise their bravery and sacrifice”.
Fiona Matthews, Creative Director at Theatre Orchard which worked with Danny on the project, said: “We are delighted to be able to involve Weston-super-Mare in this landmark, national initiative.
"Local people will be engaging with this important anniversary through the creative arts and coming together on the 11th November in what promises to be a truly special event that is about connecting people in the here and now, and across history.”