Children across Tynedale have played their part in paying tribute to fallen soldiers.

The important message of remembrance has not been lost on the youngest members of our communities, with schools pressing home the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many people during conflicts.

As we reached 100 years since the Armistice that signalled the end of the First World War, children across the district have worked hard to mark the occasion.

Franki Harrison, a Year 12 student at Haydon Bridge High School, produced striking cascades of poppies as part of her sculpture A-Level.

Inspired by Paul Cummins’ Sea of Red installation at the Tower of London that marked the centenary of the beginning of the war, Franki enlisted the help of friends to install fibre paper poppies onto large sheets to hang from focal points at the school.

One installation cascaded down three storeys, and another adorned the tree immediately outside the main reception.

There was a poignant service at St James’ Church, in Newton, where children from the nearby Mowden Hall School joined the congregation.

The new bells rang our for the first time, before a poppy cannon fired red petals from the top of the bell tower.

Children at Bellingham Middle School worked collaboratively to create a commemorative centenary wreath, made up of exactly 100 textile poppies.

The project was part of the school’s enrichment curriculum and was laid at the village’s war memorial during the Remembrance Sunday service.

Year 8 pupils at Hexham Middle School were asked to create their own Remembrance Day poems and, due to the high quality of entries, five children were invited to read out their work in assembly.

The poems are now displayed in the school and have been uploaded onto its website.