PEOPLE across Inverclyde will get a chance tomorrow to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the largest seaborne invasion in history. 

Members of Inverclyde Heritage Network and the team at Inverclyde Navy Club are joining together to host an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 

Organisers say that anyone who would like to take some time to remember those who died, and reflect on the impact of the Normandy landings on the Second World War, is welcome to attend. 

The event will take place on the slipway in Battery Park from 6pm.

Eleanor Robertson of Inverclyde Heritage Network says it's important that Inverclyde takes time to honour all those who served in the pivotal moment which marked the beginning of the liberation of western Europe.

Eleanor said: "There will be people and families across Inverclyde who lost people on that day, and this gives them a chance to commemorate their life and the impact they had. 

"We feel it's vital that we do something to honour the lives lost on that day 80 years ago."

The idea for a commemorative event in Greenock arose from the recent Inverclyde Heritage Fair held at the Watt Institution. 

Eleanor said: "A lot of people were asking us about an event where they could pay tribute. 

"We just decided to take it upon ourselves and organise something."

Eleanor contacted the staff at Inverclyde Navy Club, a long-established organisation which represents ex-servicemen and women across Inverclyde, and got a 'great response' from the team.

Speaking on behalf of the club, Carol Douglas said they are proud to be playing their part in the commemorations.

Carol, whose husband Stewart is ex-army, hopes some of the club's regulars will be able to attend tomorrow night. 

She said: "We're going to try to get a few people involved and maybe even to say a few words on the night. 

"We welcome a lot of ex-serviceman and they have incredible stories.

"The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are in every Monday night so hopefully some of the group will be able to come along.

"We're really happy to be working with the network and will be doing more together."

The D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, saw Allied Forces mount a large-scale invasion of Nazi-occupied France that ultimately tipped the course of the Second World War in the Allies’ favour.

More than 1,700 British soldiers were killed. 

Eleanor says the slipway at Battery Park is a fitting location for the commemoration as that's where the Catalina seaplanes used to arrive during the war. 

She hopes to see people from all over Inverclyde there tomorrow night. 

Eleanor added: "Greenock had a big part to play in the Second World War and was at the centre of a lot of activity, so it's very important that we do something on this 80-year anniversary.

"We're very proud to be involved."