Brecon gathered in Bethel Square on Thursday (May 8) evening to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

The crowd enjoyed the sounds of the Brecon Town Concert Band throughout the evening, who performed an array of songs including ‘The Dam Busters,’ the theme tune to television programme ‘Dad’s Army,’ ‘The Great Escape,’ and more.

The band also performed renditions of Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll meet again,’ ‘Now is the hour,’ ‘From the time you say goodbye,’ and ‘The White Cliffs of Dover.’

Poems were recited, and speeches were given before the Lighting of the Beacon. The crowd then sang ‘I Vow to Thee my Country’ and the national anthems of Wales and the United Kingdom.