A group from Didcot has been holding weekly vigils for peace over the current conflicts in the Middle East. 

The vigils have been held every Wednesday, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, outside Didcot Parkway station since February. 

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Peace vigil in Didcot (Image: Contributed) Carol Stavris, from the group, said: “We have collected £1,460 for Medical Aid for Palestinians and our call is for a permanent ceasefire with a just settlement for the Palestinian people, who have suffered so much through occupation of their land by Israel since 1967.

“We have steadfastly kept up the vigil with around a dozen people coming each week, not always the same people.

"We are from all backgrounds, of many faiths and none, but united in wanting an end to the carnage of thousands upon thousands of non-combatants being killed in Gaza - many of them women and children.

"The figures are unknown because bodies are buried under rubble.”