To commemorate D-Day 80 the Flag of Peace was raised at the Council Offices, 8 Broad Street, at 10am on Thursday 6th June 2024 and will remain in place for a week.
The Mayor Richard Grainger was joined by Councillor Vicky Johns, several Ottery Veterans, children from Ottery Primary School and members of the public.
At 8.45pm the Ottery St Mary Carnival and Tar Barrels commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a torch lit parade starting in Broad St and will proceed to the Millennium Green where the Lighting of the Beacon took place at 9.15pm.
