Towns and villages fell silent on Remembrance Sunday to remember those who have died in conflicts.

Maidstone's 36 Engineer Regiment led a 700-strong parade through the County Town at 10.30am. A service at the Cenotaph on Broadway, was led by The Rev Canon Christopher Morgan-Jones, Major Grayson Williams of the Salvation Army and Padre Murray McBride of the 36 Engineer Regiment.

Earlier, the 1st Larkfield Holy Trinity Scout group, fire service and Royal British Legion representatives marched from Larkfield Fire Station to Holy Trinity Church in New Hythe Lane.

In the afternoon ex service men gathered at the garden of remembrance at the Royal British Legion, Aylesford. President of the branch, Edwin Boorman, also president of the Kent Messenger Group, laid a wreath.

In an address, village padre The Rev Chris Van Straaten, said: “The lives we live today are the result of the way the two wars went. Still today there are men and women involved in wars which we hope will make the world a bit better.”

At the John Brunt VC pub in Church Road, Paddock Wood, a new sign was unveiled in tribute to the Second World War hero who gave his name to the pub.

Just a day after Capt Brunt helped repel the German army in Italy in 1944 he died under mortar fire. His parents lived in the town.

A parade in Staplehurst moved from the village centre to the parish church of All Saints, where wreaths were laid in the St George War Memorial Chapel.

Chatham and Aylesford MP, Jonathan Shaw (Lab), attended a Remembrance Parade in Cemetery Road, Snodland, while Mayor and Mayoress of Tonbridge, Cllr Chris Smith and his wife Sonia, took the salute at a parade in West Malling.

Aylesford Bulls Rugby Club and visiting teams came to a standstill during matches to observe a two-minute silence at 11am.

A wreath laying ceremony and parade also took place at the Remembrance Gardens, in Bradford Street, Tonbridge.