Pictures: Armistice Day marked in Shropshire

Two minutes silence was held across the county at 11am to mark the time on November 11 1918 when the guns fell silent along the Western Front in Europe.

Services were held across Shropshire and Telford with civic leaders seen laying wreaths at memorials.

More than 150 people assembled at Oswestry's war memorial at the town's park gates and Reverend Simon Thorburn, vicar of St Oswald's Parish Church, read a list of names of those who had died in World War Two. Members of the Royal British Legion lowered their flags and laid a wreath on the memorial while a trumpeter from Porthywaen Silver Band played the Last Post.

A helicopter from RAF Shawbury carried out a low-level flypast in its own tribute to the fallen. Former members of the armed forces, including the town's mayor, Councillor Peter Cherrington, who used to serve with the Royal Navy, took part in the remembrance event along with children from nearby Bellan House school.

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In Wellington people gathered around the Wellington Community Clock to mark the silence together and a service was held in Church Stretton at the war memorial.

Meanwhile in Ludlow, a short service at the peace memorial in Castle Square was held with Royal British Legion standard bearers. Mayor of Ludlow, Councillor Paul Draper said: "The two minute's silence was observed by all, including shoppers and people on the market."

A wreath was laid on behalf of arms and explosives search dog Treo, who served in Afghanistan and was awarded a Dickin Medal, the canine equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Treo, who visited Ludlow with his handler Sergeant Dave Heyhoe, died earlier this year.

In Bridgnorth hundreds gathered in the High Street to mark the occasion including town councillors and ex-servicemen.

Reverend Simon Cawdell delivered a short service before the bugler played the last post.

David Cooper, mayor of Bridgnorth, said that it was good to see so many people in the town had attended the service.

He said: "It is right that we should remember the sacrifices made and what happened in the past."

Also in the town, Hope House Shop created a window display a to reflect the national week of remembrance.

A serviceman's uniform, framed photos of memorials, draped Union Flags and wooden crosses, can be seen in the shop on a carpet of poppies.

The window was put together by shop volunteer Ray Hulse, 71, who said: "I had taken some photos of poppies and wanted to share them with people and that is how the idea for putting together the window display came about.

"As well as the poppy photos, I made some hand-made poppies from red velour and hung up flags in the window.

"There is also a uniform on display, from the RAF, but it is there to represent all the armed services.

"The brass lamp is one of the crucial part of the display as that signifies the eternal flame."

Armistice Day was marked in Shrewsbury with people gathering at The Square and standing in silence to remember those who fought for their country.

People in the town also looked up yesterday afternoon to see a memorial projection of the Shropshire First World War Roll of Honour on the Market Hall facade at Mardol Head.

Staff and students at Shrewsbury College took part in their own remembrance service with performances, readings and a two minute silence.

Michael Jenkins, performing arts lecturer, said: "This was an extremely special and poignant service to mark remembrance

"Residents who live on London Road even came over to mark remembrance with our students.

"The students marked remembrance with a never before heard arrangement of Oasis' Half the World Away. The arrangements were put into four parts featuring four female vocalists from the performing arts course. There were also performances from music tech students."

Meanwhile in Market Drayton, a young fundraiser decided to raise money for the Poppy Appeal by making and selling crochet poppies to friends and family.

Nine-year-old Gemma Keay, who goes to Market Drayton Junior School, started making the poppies for fun before she decided to sell them.

Mum Jessica, 37, said: "She really is crochet mad.

"She has been for a while but there is also a weekly magazine out now that we buy her so she learns to make things from that as well.

"Then she decided she wanted to make poppies so she googled it and found how to make one.

"Then she said she wanted to sell them at school – she is such a strong character she knew exactly what she wanted to do."

She originally set herself a £15 target but thanks to a fundraising website she has now sold to people around Market Drayton, raising more than £54.

Gemma, who has two younger brothers Robert and Edward, said: "I really like crochet and I really enjoyed making the poppies."

Mrs Keay said: "She is a little star. She got her 8-year-old twin brothers to wear them at school and they helped her sell them too."

The Wellington pub design was chosen by organisers of the Wellington pub's annual summer fundraiser, which raises money for military charities, including Help for Heroes.

Organisers approached local schools to ask if they wanted to be part of the project and nine students from Ercall Wood took up the offer.

Accompanied by art teacher Gemma Hayman, they spent several hours at the pub working on the mural which shows a plane, someone kneeling down in a poppy field and the message 'Lest we forget'.

Mr Lowe said: "Pauline Rigby and Chris Kenny came up with the design.

"They said wouldn't it be a great idea if it was put up on the wall and schools were invited to get involved.

"Pauline approached three or four schools and Ercall Wood Technology College was the first one to come back. They used stencils to start with and spent four or five hours painting it on the wall.

"We have the Royal British Legion turn up here for meetings regularly and with it being around the same time as Armistice Day it was a great idea."

He said the design was created by merging two different images found online.

The 57-year-old added: "Lots of people have been commenting on it.

"They think it's wonderful. It's turned out really well."

He said the image had also been encouraging more people to donate money in charity collections tins at the pub, adding: "It's absolutely fantastic."