Schoolchildren, parents and care home residents marked the 70th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day by holding special celebrations.

To commemorate the announcement that Germany had offered unconditional surrender to the Allies and bringing an end to the Second World War in Europe, primary school children in the district enjoyed street parties with their parents.

Pupils at Notley Green Primary School, in Blickling Road, Great Notley, and Powers Hall Academy, in Spa Road, Witham, dressed up in 1940s-style clothing, reminiscent of evacuees during the war.

Pupils at Howbridge Junior School, in Howbridge Road, Witham, also dressed up in red, white and blue to mark the occasion.

See today's Braintree and Witham Times for a full spread of pictures from different events across the district.