SCORES of people attended a moving service and lit 130 blue, white and red candles to remember the victims of the Paris attacks.

Exactly one week after the terrible events in the French capital, the 'Pray for Paris' vigil was held on Friday evening at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Purewell.

It was organised by the Rev Tom Grufferty who said his parishioners and others "just wanted to come together and show support and solidarity."

He told the Echo: "I thought we should stand with the people of Paris and indeed the wider world because there are bombs going off somewhere every day.

"There is a fundamental need for us to stand together and say something about terrorism. The overriding message is that love is stronger and more powerful than hatred."

Father Grufferty said as well as the 60 or so who came for the whole vigil, several others just wanted to light a candle.

"One French family were highly emotional and they were very grateful for the opportunity to do something. They did not stay but their lighting of a candle was just enough. It was worth doing it for them alone."

Members of a local youth club also joined the vigil on the way home from their usual Friday night meeting.

Johanna Mills from Burton came to the service with her three children, Ben, Adam and Kira.

"We just wanted to come along and do something. We have all been hugely upset by what happened but it is important for people not to be eaten up by bitterness and hatred because otherwise the terrorists win and we can't let that happen."

She said she had been very moved by the letter written by Parisian Antoine Leiris last week to the those who had killed his wife and the mother of his child in which he told them precisely that. "You shall not have my hatred."