A service of commemoration to mark 40 years since the end of the Falklands War will be held this Sunday (June 12) in Memorial Square in Coalville.

It is being organised by the Whitwick Royal British Legion and begins at 10.30am.

The Seaforth Highlanders Pipes and Drums will play and veterans are invited to form up for the parade.

A service of remembrance is also to be held at Leicestershire County Council's headquarters.

The ceremony will take at County Hall's Stand Easy memorial at 3pm Tuesday 14 June - at the same time as remembrance events taking place in Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, and at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

A bugler will play the Last Post and a two-minute silence will be observed to respect those who lost their lives in the conflict between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982.

255 British military personnel were killed in the war and 649 Argentinian service men and women died.

Dignitaries paying tribute to all those who served in the Falklands War will include the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur OBE, Leicestershire County Council chairman Councillor Dr Kevin Feltham and Phil Waldron who is chairman of the East Midlands branch of the Royal British Legion.

Leicestershire County Council armed forces champion, Councillor Pam Posnett, said: "The Falklands War is an important part of our recent history.

"This short ceremony will give people the opportunity to remember all those who lost their lives and ensure that their sacrifice is not forgotten.

"I am proud and honoured to be able to take part in this commemoration."