Nairn Pipe Band to help mark Remembrance Day

Plans for Nairn's Remembrance Day have been revealed, including that Nairn Pipe Band will be making a welcome return after the Covid disruption to lead the morning parade from the Nairn Royal British Legion club to St Ninian's Church.

Those on parade will include legion members, forces' veterans including former Seaforths, A Coy 4 SCOTS The Highlanders with 80-100 coming up from Catterick, and youth organisations.

During the 9.30am service in St Ninians, all 428 names on the war memorial will be read out.

Following the service there will be a march to the War Memorial with an address by Lord Lieutenant of Nairn-shire George Asher at about 10.45am.

At 11am there will be the Act of Remembrance with the two minutes silence followed by wreath laying.

The march past the steps of Nairn Legion will be led by Nairn Pipe Band with the Lord Lieutenant taking the salute. Refreshments will follow at Nairn Legion.

This year's Earl Haig Coffee Morning will take place in Nairn Legion on Saturday, November 12 at 10am.

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