HUNDREDS of people gathered to pay their respects to fallen heroes on Remembrance Sunday.

Local dignitaries, service personnel and their families gathered at Brighton's Old Steine for the Act of Remembrance ceremony lead by the Mayor Mo Marsh at 11am.

Those paying their respects aged from their 90s to small children.

The traditional veterans March through Hove returned this afternoon after being scrapped last year following outcry from local residents.

Royal British Legion president Dudley Button said: "It was a very good day, with a really good turn out despite how cold it was.

"You only had to look at the crowds to see that Remembrance Day is still so important.

"Our service people are still dying and it is still awful for their families."

Christina Tatum laid a wreath in honour of her father Christopher Ronald Vine who fought in the Royal Artilery and was one of the lucky few to return from Dunkirk.

She said: "The wreath was for my father. He was lucky to come back from Dunkirk.

"He saw 36 friends die.

"I do think Remembrance Day still hold so much importance.

"All these people have lost someone.

"I think the world as it is now needs Remembrance as much as ever.

"The day will still hold importance as long as there are still wars."

Will Todd, 12 and his friend Louis Dodsworth, from Westdene were amongst the youngest to pay their respect.

Will, who's father Ben Mayer is in the Royal Anglian regiment and served in Northern Island, Iraq and Afghanistan laid a cross. Proudly wearing his father's medals Will said: "I wanted to support the people who saved our country and show our respects. "

He added that he hoped his father - who a was at another Remembrance event in London - would be proud.

Tony Green, who has a poppy tattooed on his right arm wore a combat jacket with a sleeve covered in the iconic red flowers - with the Sex Pistol's doctored image of the queen on the back.

Mr Green said he served in the parachute regiment based in Aldershot and now suffers mental health problems as a result of his time in active service. He said: "The Royal British Legion has been such a support to me.

"I think it is so important to pay your respects. I was a punk, but I'm also a veteran."