People can get a flavour of life at the end of the Second World War at two events to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Today will see a free VE Day celebration performance at Fountain Island, in Enfield, and will feature the English Jazz Orchestra and classic cars dating back to the 1940s.

At 3pm today, North London Brass will be performing 1940s classics in the bandstand at Broomfield Park, Alderman’s Hill, in Palmers Green.

The concert will begin after the national two minutes silence being held to remember the millions who died during the Second World War.

The leader of Enfield Council Councillor Doug Taylor said: “On May 8, 1945 the people of Enfield, along with millions of others throughout the country, celebrated the end of World War Two in Europe.

“Music filled the streets in celebration, so these events are to capture that feeling of joy that came at the end of more than five years of conflict, and also to remember those who lost their lives and the fortitude of the everyday men and women who lived through one of the darkest periods of the world’s history.”