Acts of Remembrance in East Dunbartonshire | East Dunbartonshire Council

Date:

Monday, 29 October, 2018

In this, the centenary of the end of the First World War, East Dunbartonshire will mark Remembrance Sunday with a number of events across the area.

On Sunday 11 November 2018, services - organised by local churches and community councils - will be held in Auchinairn, Baldernock, Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, Lennoxtown, Milngavie, Milton of Campsie, Torrance, Twechar and Woodilee.

A service organised by East Dunbartonshire Council will also be held at the War Memorial, Bearsden Cross - commencing at approximately 10.40am - and will be led by the Rev. John Craib of Bearsden Baptist Church.

It will be attended by Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire Pat Steel, Armed Forces personnel, representatives of the Council, Police Scotland, Community Councils, Churches, Boys Brigade and other local groups.

Members of the public are welcome to attend their nearest service.

Provost Alan Brown said, “I am proud that in this special centenary year of remembrance, the people of East Dunbartonshire will have the opportunity to come together to honour and remember those men and women who died in the service of their country. Local churches and Community Councils have come together with other groups to ensure that across East Dunbartonshire, we shall fall silent and remember them.

“It will be my humble duty to represent the Council at the service in Milton of Campsie and to lay a wreath, on behalf of the people of East Dunbartonshire, in remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price. We must never forget and I urge local people to find details of what’s happening near them and go along and be part of this important occasion.”

Services
Ward Details Location of War Memorial	Details of Remembrance Sunday events
WARD 1 MILNGAVIE Precinct War Memorial	Organised by Association of Milngavie Churches: 10.40am - Official party meets at Fraser Centre, Milngavie 10.50 am - Service of Remembrance outside War Memorial in precinct conducted by the Rev. Douglas Campbell of Milngavie United Free Church of Scotland After the service, the Milngavie Pipe Band will lead a procession from the War Memorial along Douglas Street and down Station Road as far as Graeme’s pharmacy where all parties will disperse Refreshments for dignitaries will be served at Ellangowan after the service. Deputy Lieutenant Anne O’Hagan will attend.
WARDS 2 & 3 BEARSDEN NORTH & BEARSDEN SOUTH Bearsden Cross War Memorial	Organised by East Dunbartonshire Council: 10.15am - Official party asked to assemble at All Saints Church 10.42am - Official party will leave from All Saints Church for the War Memorial 10.46am - Gathering will stand to attention for “Nimrod” Rev John Craib, Bearsden Baptist Church, Prayer, Scripture Reading, Reflection 10.58am - Binyon’s Lines 10.59am - All present come to attention, The Last Post 11.00am - Two minutes silence 11.02am - Reveille 11.04am - Laying of wreaths – National Anthem Benediction. Deputy Lieutenant Pat Steel will attend.
WARD 4 BISHOPBRIGGS NORTH & CAMPSIE Bishopbriggs Cross War Memorial Craighead Road War Memorial, Milton of Campsie Campsie Cemetery War Memorial, Lennoxtown Craigmaddie Road War Memorial, Baldernock Main Street War Memorial, Torrance	Organised by Bishopbriggs Community Council: 10.15 for 10.30am - Service of Remembrance in Springfield Cambridge Church 12.30am - Council reps, clergy & invited guests meet in Cadder Church Hall (South), Kirkintilloch Road to parade to War Memorial 12.45pm - Brief service at War Memorial thereafter, refreshments in Scout Hall, Kenmure Drive. Deputy Lieutenant Garry McLeod will attend. Organised by Milton of Campsie Community Council: 1.30pm - Meet at St Paul’s Church Hall, Cairnview Road 1.45pm - Procession leaves 2.00pm - Service and wreath laying at War Memorial, Craighead Road. In the event of inclement weather the service is scheduled to take place in the Milton of Campsie Village Hall. Deputy Lieutenant Ellen Gibson will attend. Organised by Campsie Community Council: 10.00 – 10.30am - Campsie Memorial Hall, hot rolls, tea & coffee 10.45am - Leaving Campsie Memorial Hall to the War Memorial gates, for a Remembrance Service and Commemoration of the 100^th Anniversary of the end of WW1 10.50am - Laying of wreaths at War Memorial gates 11.15am - Remembrance Service at Parish Church, Lennoxtown. Organised by Baldernock Parish Church: 10.50am – Remembrance Service in Baldernock Parish Church 11.50am – Congregation move to War Memorial outside Church on Craigmaddie Road. Organised by Torrance Parish Church: 10.45am – Uniformed organisations to muster at West Road for procession to War Memorial, Main Street 11am – Service of Remembrance at War Memorial, followed by laying of wreaths.
WARD5 BISHOPBRIGGS SOUTH Auchinairn War Memorial, Auchinairn Road	Organised by Bishopbriggs Community Council 12.45pm – Meet at Auchinairn Community & Early Years Centre 1pm - Laying of wreaths at War Memorial Deputy Lieutenant Ellen Gibson will attend.
WARD 6 LENZIE & KIRKINTILLOCH SOUTH Peel Park War Memorial, Kirkintilloch Woodilee War Memorial	Organised by Kirkintilloch Community Council: 10.30am – Service of Remembrance in St. David’s Memorial and Park Church, Alexandra Street, Kirkintilloch. Guests asked to arrive at 10.00am 12.15pm – Congregation leave Church to make their way to the War Memorial at Peel Park. Deputy Lieutenant Frank Dunn will attend. Organised by Churches and Lenzie Community Council: 2pm - Service at War Memorial, on the Woodilee Estate on the corner of Lapwing Ave and Menzies Drive. Led jointly by ministers of St. Cyprians, Lenzie Union and Lenzie Old Church. Deputy Lieutenant Mark Johnstone will attend.
WARD 7 KIRKINTILLOCH EAST &NORTH AND TWECHAR War Memorial, Twechar	Organised by Churches in Twechar: 3pm - Guests from three churches in Twechar meet in the Church of the Nazarene for a short service followed by the laying of the wreaths at the war memorial outside.