Students from Hunstanton Primary and Smithdon High schools joined mayor Mike Ruston at the cenotaph in the cliff top gardens for the ceremony.

Students from Hunstanton Primary and Smithdon High schools raised flags to mark VE Day in Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop) A small crowd gathered under cloudy skies and a stiff sea breeze on Thursday morning.

"Eighty years ago today, the United Kingdom and its allies around the globe celebrated VE Day, the end of the war in Europe," said Mr Ruston.

Hunstanton mayor Mike Ruston addresses the gathering before the VE Day flag raising........

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