An open-air service in Chipping Norton on December 21 will remember people who have died in 2002.

Everyone is invited to join the short inter-denominational service outside the town hall, at 7pm.

From 6pm, people will be able to light candles of remembrance, a popular Christmas tradition in the town.

Organised by the Lawrence Home Nursing Trust, the service will focus on those who have died during the year and who had been received care from the Lawrence Home Nursing team for the Terminally Ill.

The Chipping Norton Silver Band will lead the singing, and town mayor Jo Graves will give one of the readings.

The service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the town hall.

Organisers recommend taking a jar or other suitable container if the evening is windy, so that the candles will stay lit.