Marchers walked from the Clifton Hill Sports Centre to Northernhay gardens

In Truro a silent vigil is being held on Sunday night at High Cross.

Estimates range between 1,000 and 3,500 people marching through the streets of Exeter on Saturday in protest at the looming war with Iraq.

It was the biggest anti-war demonstration in the Devon since the current crisis began.

There's no information proving that he's got rid of the chemical and biological weapons Peter Copley, pro-war demonstrator

"We can still stop the war even if it starts, but we can't let people forget this is wrong," said Tom Milburn, one of the organisers of the march.

Marchers travelled from across the region to a rally in Belmont Park before marching through the city centre.

The demonstration passed peacefully with many marchers chanting, singing and blowing whistles.

Meanwhile, other protestors in the city showed their support for the war - holding up placards displaying the words "Free the people of Iraq".

"There's no information proving that he's got rid of the chemical and biological weapons," said Peter Copley.

"If he used them on his own people, he'll use them on the rest of the world if he gets the chance."

Debate held

Other anti-war events are also being held in the region.

A peace vigil is being held outside the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Torquay and Stop the War protestors across Cornwall are preparing silent vigils in time for the start of any military action.

Meetings are being held in a number of Cornish towns to gauge public support.

Residents of Penzance held a debate on the situation in Iraq on Saturday evening.