The Royal British Legion Scotland's Saltcoats, Ardrossan and Stevenston branch will be holding a short service to mark the 78th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

The event will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, August 15) at Saltcoats War Memorial at 11am.

Legion branch president Paul Coffey said: "This year on August 15 we remember the official end of World War Two 78 years ago.

"VJ Day, or Victory over Japan came months after VE Day on May 8, 1945.

"World War Two had continued to wage in the Asia-Pacific region and only came to an end after two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

"There will be a short service at the Saltcoats War Memorial on Tuesday, August 15 at 11am when we will remember the contribution and sacrifices of all British, Commonwealth and Allied Forces, without whom we would not be enjoying the freedoms and way of life we enjoy today."