TRAFFIC was brought to a stop in Dollar on Sunday as the town fell silent while commemorating 100 years since the end of World War One (WW1).

Dollar Academy held its own ceremony in front of the school's War Memorial, where a piper and bugler played The Last Post then held a two-minute silence.

There was also a special tribute where youngsters read out the names of the 161 former pupils known to have lost their lives in WW1.

Then, pupils made their way to another Remembrance event organised by the community council and parish church.

There, locals gathered to lay wreaths and pay their respects to those who died fighting to defend their country.

Mick Rice, a member of Dollar Community Council who helped organise the event, told the Advertiser: "Every year there are two ceremonies – one at the Academy then one down at the Memorial Garden which everyone turns out for.

"Pupils from Dollar Academy headed down after their ceremony.

"Everyone laid their wreaths, and then we held a two-minute silence.

"It was great, and it was so quiet; at one point some people from the crowd even went into the road and stopped the traffic, and all you could hear was the birds."

As well as the incredible display of solidarity from the crowds, the sheer number of people who turned out left Mick stunned.

He said: "It's an annual event but this was the best crowd that we have ever had.

"There was somewhere between 100 and 150 people there.

"It was good to see so many young people at the ceremony too.

"It was very successful but this was 100 years since the end of the war, it's such a significant date and it was such a moving event to be a part of."