Hundreds attend peace vigil for Ukraine in town square

* Candles are lit along the square's back wall.

* Organiser Issy Richards welcomes people to the vigil. 

* A special message to the people of Ukraine.

* The array of candles after dark.

* The castle lit up in Ukrainian colours. Picture by Scott Cooper.

Around 200 attended a vigil for peace in Ukraine staged in Llangollen's Centenary Square earlier this evening (Sunday).

Some were wearing the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainan flag while others carried placards supporting the people of the war-torn country who are currently fighting desperately to resist the Russian invasion.

At dusk scores of candles were lit and placed along the back wall of the square, over which fluttered a specially-placed Ukrainian flag, as a symbol of support for Ukraine.

Just before two the town hall clock struck 6pm the gathering stood in silence for two minutes.

Just before the silence the St Collen's Church tenor bell was tolled for five minutes. 

At around the same time the castle was lit up in blue and yellow and remained so for around 90 minutes.

The town's former deputy mayor Issy Richards, who organised the vigil, welcomed all those who had come along and read out a poignant anti-war poem entitled Night in Al-Hamra by Saadi Youssef.     

The castle illumination had been specially arranged by ASG Audio Visual and the Clwydian Range and dee Valley.

There was an opportunity to make donations to the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal, being run by the Ukraine Red Cross Society and the International Committee of the Red Cross. A total of £584.88 was raised.