Young people across the county have been praised for their involvement in Sunday's Remembrance Day commemorations, as thousands of people gathered to pay their respect to the fallen.

Numerous events were held across Bucks on November 11 to mark 100 years since the end of World War One and honour those who served and lost their lives in combat.

During a meeting of Bucks County Council’s (BCC) cabinet on November 12, cabinet member for children’s services, Warren Whyte, hailed children from scouting groups, schools and cadets who took part in the memorials.

He said: “I was really impressed up and down the county with how many children were involved in the various events.

“The Scouts, Guides, cadets and school children. It was really, really impressive.”

Leader of BCC, Martin Tett, said he was “honoured” to lay a wreath in Little Chalfont, and praised the thousands of residents who attended remembrance events throughout Bucks.

He said: “I was incredibly impressed by residents right across the county in remembering the sacrifice of those who died for us 100 years ago and indeed those who came back, but in many cases were wounded or traumatised in other ways.

“I think we really should remember the sacrifice even though many of them, or all of them, have passed.

“But it is not just the First World War we remember on Remembrance Day, but also remember those who have given so much for us in conflict since the First World War.”