People across Ayrshire will this weekend remember the valiant efforts of the men and women who have fought and lost their lives since the First World War.
Scores of annual Remembrance service events will take place across the region, starting this Friday, November 11.
Services of Remembrance will be held between Friday 11 November - Sunday 13 November 2022 across Ayrshire.
A full list of locations is outlined below.
East and South Ayrshire
- Troon. Sunday 13 November. 10.05am Parade musters at Troon Primary School; War Memorial
- Prestwick. Sunday 13 November. 12.30pm – War Memorial
- Ayr. Sunday 13 November. 10am - Dalmilling Church Service; 10.50am - War Memorial (Junction of Low Road/Whitletts Road)
- Ayr. Sunday 13 November. 10.50am - Church Service; 11.00am – St James, Tam’s Brig, Ayr
- Ayr. Sunday 13 November. 12.15pm – Cenotaph, Wellington Square
- Alloway. Sunday 13 November. 11.15am Church Service; 12.30 - War Memorial
- Tarbolton. Sunday 13 November. 10am - Church Service; 11am - War Memorial
- Mossblown. Sunday 13 November. 11.20am – War Memorial; Church Service
- Loans. Sunday 13 November. 11am - War Memorial
- Dundonald. Sunday 13 November. 10.30am - War Memorial
- Monkton. Sunday 13 November. 10.50am - War Memorial
- Symington. Sunday 13 November. 10.15am - War Memorial
- Craigie. Sunday 13 November. 8.45am – War Memorial
- Crosshill. Sunday 13 November. 12 noon - Church Service; 1pm - War Memorial
- Maybole. Sunday 13 November. 10am – Church Service; 11am - War Memorial
- Coylton. Sunday 13 November. 10am – Church; War Memorial
- Minishant. Sunday 13 November. 1.30pm – War Memorial
- Kirkmichael. Sunday 13 November. 10.30am - Church Service; 11.20am - War Memorial
- Kirkoswald. Sunday 13 November. 11.15am - Church Service; 12.30pm - War Memorial
- Dunure and Fisherton. Sunday 13 November. 9.45am - Church Service; 1pm - Fisherton Cemetery
- Straiton. Sunday 13 November. 12 noon - Church Service; 12.50pm – War Memorial
- Dailly. Sunday 13 November. 10.50am - Church Service; 11.45am War Memorial
- Girvan. Sunday 13 November. 10am – War Memorial
- Colmonell. Sunday 13 November. 9.30am - War Memorial
- Colmonell Kirk. Sunday 13 November. 10.00am
- Ballantrae. Sunday 13 November. 11.30am - Church Service; 12.30pm – War Memorial
- Barr. Sunday 13 November. 10am - Church; 10.45am - War Memorial
- Barrhill. Sunday 13 November. 3.00pm - War Memorial
- Pinwherry. Friday 11 November. 11am – War Memorial
- Auchinleck. Church Service: 11:30am at Auchinleck Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11.15am in grounds of Auchinleck Parish Church
- Benwhat. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: There is an informal arrangement for an Elected Member to lay a wreath here.
- Catrine. Church Service: 10am at Catrine Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 2pm at Catrine War Memorial
- Crosshouse. Parade: Parade in Church grounds, gather at 10.40am. Church Service: 10.45am in Church grounds, moving into Church following laying of wreath. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11am
- Cumnock. Parade: 2pm at Cumnock Old Church Hall. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 2.20pm - Garden of Remembrance - wreath laid by Provost. 2.30pm - Service and wreath laying at the War Memorial in Glaisnock Street Cemetery.
- Dalrymple. Parade: Meet at the White Horse pub at 10.30am. Piped march to War Memorial. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11am
- Dalmellington. Parade: From Scout Hall at approx 1.15pm. Church Service: 11.30am to 12.30pm at Dalmellington Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approx 1.30pm at War Memorial, Carsphairn Road
- Darvel. Parade: 10.40am - assemble at rear of Town Hall. 10.45am - parade to War Memorial in Hastings Square. No parade in wet weather.Church Service: 11am or following laying of wreaths at Darvel Central Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approximately 11am then 12 noon reform in Temple Street and march past Town Hall (if wet weather, wreaths laid after service at approx 12 noon)
- Drongan. Church Service: 11.30am at Schaw Kirk, Drongan. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11.30am at War Memorial within Church
- Dunlop. Church Service: 11:30am at Dunlop Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 12.30pm at cemetery
- Fenwick. Church Service: 10.30am at Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11.45am at War Memorial
- Galston. Parade: 10.30am. Leave at 10.40am from Mission Hall. Church Service: 11.20am at Galston Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11am at War Memorial
- Glenbuck. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: As per arrangements for Muirkirk (approximately 11.30am at War Memorial, Main Street)
- Hurlford. Parade: 12 noon from church. Church Service: 10.50am at Hurlford Church, Crookedholm. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approximately 12.05pm
- Kilmarnock. Parade: 10.15am from former Kilmarnock Academy playground. Councillors and Clergy leave from Dick Institute at 10.50am. Church Service: Following service at War Memorial, Minister will announce local Church Services. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: At conclusion of service at War Memorial - shortly after 11am
- Kilmaurs. Parade: Approximately 10.20am to 10.30am from Scout Hall, Main Street Church Service: 11am at Maxwell Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approximately 12.15pm and brief Service at the memorial
- Lethanhill. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: No official time - wreath laid on behalf of Council by Elected Member
- Lugar. Church Service: 10am at Lugar Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11am in Church grounds
- Mauchline. Parade: Approx 12.15pm - leaving Cowgate at 12.30pm proceeding to War Memorial for 12.40pm. Church Service: 11.15am at Mauchline Parish Church until approximately 12.15pm. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approx 12.45pm at the War Memorial. Thereafter, parade departing from Memorial at 1pm approx to return to the Cowgate for dispersal.
- Muirkirk. Church Service: 12 noon at Muirkirk Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Approximately 11.30am at War Memorial, Main Street
- New Cumnock. Parade: 10.30am at Miller Road. Church Service: 10.50am at New Cumnock Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 12 noon at New Cumnock Parish Church. 12.30pm at Afton Cemetery. 12.45pm approx at Bank War Memorial.
- Newmilns. Parade: Assemble at 10.15am at Old People’s Cabin - leave Cabin at 10.30am. Church Service: Just after 11am at Loudoun Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 10.40am - Brief Service at War Memorial
- Ochiltree. Church Service: 11.30am at Ochiltree Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: Following Church Service, at Memorial in Doctors Road
- Patna. Church Service: 10am at Patna Waterside Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 10.50am at War Memorial next to cemetery at top of Patna Hill.
- Rankinston. Church Service: As Drongan (11.30am at Schaw Kirk, Drongan). Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 1pm at War Memorial, followed by a short service
- Skares. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: No official time - wreath laid on behalf of Council by Elected Member
- Sorn. Church Service: 10am at Sorn Village Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: During Morning Service
- Stair. Church Service: 10am at Stair Parish Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: During Service in Church
- Stewarton. Parade: 12 noon at The Centre, Stewarton. Church Service: 10.45am at St Columba’s Church. Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 12.05pm at Standalane, near Kilwinning Road then returning to The Centre for dispersal.
- Waterside (near Patna). Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: No official time - wreath laid on behalf of Council by Elected Member
North Ayrshire
- 10.30am: The parade assembles in Irvine High Street. 10.40am: The parade departs for the War Memorial. 10.50am - 11.20am: The service and wreath laying take place. 11.20am: The parade departs for Old Parish Church and 11.30am - 12.30pm: Church service takes place. Depute Provost John Sweeney will attend the Irvine event, while Provost Dickson will attend the service in Kilbirnie Auld Kirk at 10.45am and afterwards will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of the Council.
- 10.35am: March off at Abbey car park in Kilwinning and arrive at cenotaph at 10.50am
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